Monica Tudehope
{{Short description|Australian state politician (born 1985)}}
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| name = Monica Tudehope
| honorific-suffix = MP
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| constituency_AM = Epping
| assembly = New South Wales Legislative
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| term_start = 19 October 2024
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| predecessor = Dominic Perrottet
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| birth_date = 1985
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| nationality = Australian
| party = Liberal
| father = Damien Tudehope
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| residence = St Leonards{{cite web |title=2024 Epping State by-election |url=https://elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/state-elections/2024-epping-state-by-election |website=elections.nsw.gov.au |publisher=New South Wales Electoral Commission |access-date=21 October 2024 |language=en-au}}
| alma_mater = University of Sydney
| occupation = Politician
| website = [https://nswliberal.org.au/monica-tudehope NSW Liberal profile]
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Monica Joan Tudehope is an Australian politician. In 2024, she was selected by the NSW Liberals to contest the 2024 Epping by-election, in which she was elected.{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Antony |last2=Analyst |first2=ABC Chief Election |date=2024-10-19 |title=Epping By-election - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2024/guide/eppi |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=abc.net.au |language=en-AU}}
Early life
Tudehope is the daughter of current member of the Legislative Council Damien Tudehope and was raised in West Pennant Hills.{{cite web |quote=Growing up in West Pennant Hills, Monica has a lifelong connection to the area, attending the Tangara School for Girls at Cherrybrook and being actively engaged in local sports, from swimming at Dence Park and playing tennis locally.|url=https://nswliberal.org.au/news/monica-tudehope-selected-as-the-epping-liberal-candidate |access-date=28 September 2024 |archive-date=2 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002042327/https://nswliberal.org.au/news/monica-tudehope-selected-as-the-epping-liberal-candidate |title=Monica Tudehope selected as the Epping Liberal candidate |url-status=live |date=18 August 2024 |work=Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division |location=Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW}} Tudehope attended Tangara School for Girls, in Cherrybrook and graduated from the University of Sydney.{{Cite web |title=Ms Monica TUDEHOPE, MP |url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/Pages/Member-details.aspx?pk=2307 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=www.parliament.nsw.gov.au}}
Career
Tudehope was Deputy Chief of Staff to Premier Dominic Perrottet,{{Cite news |quote=The NSW Liberal Party endorsed Monica Tudehope, Mr Perrottet's former deputy chief of staff and daughter to shadow treasurer Damien Tudehope, to run for the seat in Sydney's north-west.|last=Lewis |first=Alexander |date=17 August 2024 |title=NSW Liberal Party's extension request denied after council election nominations blunder |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-17/nsw-sydney-liberal-party-council-election-extension-request/104238004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002043242/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-17/nsw-sydney-liberal-party-council-election-extension-request/104238004 |archive-date=2 October 2024 |url-status=live |access-date=2 October 2024 |work=ABC News}}
Tudehope previously unsuccessfully contested Liberal preselection for the casual Senate vacancy caused by Marise Payne's resignation.{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-26/dave-sharma-takes-marise-payne-nsw-senate-seat/103152738 |access-date=2 October 2024 |archive-date=2 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002044824/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-26/dave-sharma-takes-marise-payne-nsw-senate-seat/103152738 |url-status=live |title=Liberal moderate Dave Sharma selected to take Marise Payne's Senate seat |publisher=ABC News |work=AAP |date=26 November 2023}}
In 2024, she was selected to contest the 2024 Epping by-election triggered by Perrottet's resignation as member for Epping. Tudehope won the preselection with 89 of the 115 votes.
See also
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References
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Category:21st-century Australian politicians
Category:21st-century Australian women politicians
Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Category:Women members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly