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Michael Gidley

Michael Gidley

Australian politician

Michael Xavier Charles Gidley (born 11 October 1976[1]) is an Australian politician, and was the Liberal member for Mount Waverley in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2010 to 2018.

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Career

Gidley is an accountant and former Young Liberals president. He ran for Mount Waverley at the 2006 election, and also contested the safe Labor seat of Thomastown at the 1999 election.[2]

Gidley is anti-abortion. In October 2014 he took part in the March for the Babies alongside Jan Kronberg.[3] in 2015 Gidley voted against banning anti abortion protesters from protesting outside abortion clinics.[4] Gidley is a supporter of the Monarchy.[5]

Prior to gaining his party's nomination for the seat of Mount Waverley, Gidley had nominated for Liberal MP Kim Wells' seat of Scoresby.[6]

Gidley opposed legalizing euthanasia.[7] Gidley lost his seat in the 2018 Victorian election and subsequently went on to join an Internet gambling firm.[8]

Gidley in 2014 was denounced by Former Victorian Premier Ted Baillieu in a leaked recording. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-25/victorian-liberals-reject-claims-of-a-plot-to-oust-baillieu/5548684

Personal life

Gidley was educated at Xavier College and he is married and has two children.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/members-search/search-members/details/22/286
  2. [2]
    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 November 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. [3]
    "Anger boils over at March for the Babies". 11 October 2014.
  4. [4]
    "How your Vic MLAs voted on".
  5. [5]
    https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/members-search/search-members/details/22/286
  6. [6]
    "How Doyle saved the day, and his leadership". 29 April 2005.
  7. [7]
    "Emotional pleas and shocking stories as Victorian MPS debate a matter of life and death". 17 October 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Anti-pokies politician joins online betting firm". 26 June 2019.
  9. [9]
    https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/about/people-in-parliament/members-search/search-members/details/22/286
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