Legislative Council · Western Metropolitan Region
Moira Deeming
Last verified 30 Sept 2026
Seat context — Western Metropolitan Region›
Western Metropolitan elects 5 MLCs and comprises 11 Legislative Assembly districts across Melbourne's west — Footscray, Kororoit, Laverton, Niddrie, Point Cook, St Albans, Sunbury, Sydenham, Tarneit, Werribee and Williamstown. In 2022, Labor won 2 of 5 seats (Lizzie Blandthorn and Ingrid Stitt), the Liberals won 2 (Moira Deeming and Trung Luu) and Legalise Cannabis won 1 (David Ettershank). Deeming, elected as a Liberal, was removed as the party's 2026 candidate in July and is now Family First's lead candidate for the region.
Background
Platform
Where they stand, issue by issue — grounded in 2026 Victorian polling, not assumed. Every position is tagged with how we know it.
Individual rights and responsibilities balanced equally in law, and government serving individuals and families rather than special interests.
What Victorians say matters most
5 poll-led issuesCost of living and crime have ranked 1st or 2nd in every Victorian poll since mid‑2025, with debt and housing close behind — see schema §3 for the polling this grouping is based on (DemosAU, Ipsos Issues Monitor, Roy Morgan). The 0-10 'priorityScore' on each candidate's issue entries is NOT a measure of true importance or an independent ranking of what a candidate actually cares about. It reflects how much detail and specificity exists in what that candidate has actually said publicly on that issue -- a named policy mechanism and a verified voting record score higher than a one-line stated priority, regardless of the issue's real-world weight. Render this distinction in the UI wherever the score appears; do not label it just 'Priority' without the qualifier.
Cost of living
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Crime and community safety
Lists justice and community protection among her interests.
Housing affordability and supply
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
State government debt and fiscal management
Wants government to serve individuals and families rather than special interests.
Infrastructure and public transport delivery
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Also on the record
6 substance issuesThese don't top “biggest issue” polling, but carry real 2026 policy weight and genuine differences between parties.
Education and training
Drew on a decade as a teacher; lists clear, fair legislation and opposition to authoritarian governance among her interests.
Health and healthcare access
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Urban planning and housing density
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Climate and energy transition
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Treaty and First Nations affairs
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Regional and rural Victoria
Not detailed in sources reviewed.
Local & party context
2 fieldsNot scored the way the eleven issues above are — these are fixed facts about the seat and the party, not positions with more or less emphasis behind them.
Wikipedia records she changed party several times: Liberal in 2022-2023, independent Liberal in 2023-2024, Liberal again in 2024-2026, and Family First from 10 September 2026. RReported — WP-MDWikipedia, "Moira Deeming"View source
Family First announced her as its lead Western Metropolitan candidate on 10 September 2026. SSelf-stated — FF-DEEMING-RELEASEFamily First Party Australia, "Moira Deeming joins Family First as Western Metro lead candidate (media release)" (10 Sept 2026)View source
Family First's 2026 policy positions on the economy, housing, health and transport were not retrieved, so those issues are left empty.
Track record & prior candidacies
Wikipedia records that she co-organised a March 2023 rally at which neo-Nazi groups performed Nazi salutes, and that she was then suspended for nine months and later expelled from the Liberal parliamentary party. RReported — WP-MDWikipedia, "Moira Deeming"View source
She sued Opposition Leader John Pesutto for defamation; in December 2024 the Federal Court ruled in her favour and ordered $300,000 in damages, and she rejoined the party room on 27 December 2024. RReported — WP-MDWikipedia, "Moira Deeming"View source
The Liberals revoked her endorsement on 17 July 2026 and she left the party on 28 July 2026, after assault allegations by Matthew Guy that police closed without charges. RReported — WP-MDWikipedia, "Moira Deeming"View source
Campaign, money & endorsements
Campaign logistics
Endorsements & Donations
Per the Victorian Electoral Commission's funding guidance (vec.vic.gov.au, accessed 2026-09-29 via search snippets of its independent-candidate and registered-party funding pages), a candidate is eligible for public election funding if they receive at least 4% of first-preference votes in their contest, or are elected. Funding is reimbursed against an audited statement of campaign expenditure, and advance funding must be repaid in full if the threshold is missed.
As a sitting MLC elected in 2022, Deeming met the "elected" limb of the test for that contest, so the Liberal campaign she was part of qualified for public funding; her 2026 Family First campaign is a new contest.