Tim Quilty

{{Short description|Australian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}

{{Use Australian English|date=December 2018}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Tim Quilty

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| image = Tim_Quilty.png

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| office1 = Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Northern Victoria Region

| term_start1 = 24 November 2018

| term_end1 = 26 November 2022

| office2 = Councillor of the City of Wodonga

| term_start2 = 22 October 2016

| term_end2 = 12 December 2018

| party = Libertarian

| otherparty = Outdoor Recreation (before 2007)

| spouse = {{marriage|Olga Quilty|2005}}

| children = 2

| occupation = Farmer, accountant

| website = https://www.timquilty.com.au/

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Timothy Jamin Quilty is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) member of the Victorian Legislative Council between 2018 and 2022, representing Northern Victoria Region.{{cite web |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/vic-election-2018/results/nvic/ |title=Northern Victoria |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}} He was not successful in his re-election to the Legislative Council in the 2022 state election.

Before his election to parliament, he served as a councillor on the City of Wodonga, previously contesting the Division of Indi for the LDP in the 2016 Australian federal election, as well as the seats of Eden-Monaro in 2007 and Riverina in 2010. He had previously contested Eden-Monaro as a member of the Outdoor Recreation Party in 2004.

In 2022, Quilty was the only member of the Victorian parliament to oppose a bill that would ban the public display of the Nazi swastikas.[https://www.jpost.com/international/article-710050][https://www.6newsau.com/post/liberal-democrats-oppose-bill-banning-nazi-symbols-in-victoria-say-it-s-a-freedom-of-speech-issue]

Prior to entering politics, Quilty was a farmer and an accountant.{{Cite web |url=https://parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/members-search/list-liberal-democrats-members/details/22/1754 |title=Member Profile – Mr Tim Quilty |website=Parliament of Victoria |accessdate=14 November 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Bunn |first1=Anthony |title=New Upper House MP Tim Quilty uses maiden speech to parliament to call for new state to help rural residents |url=https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/5913722/first-brexit-next-rexit-for-regional-nsw-and-victoria/ |accessdate=30 September 2020 |work=The Border Mail |date=20 February 2019}}