Monica Tudehope Explained
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.[2]
Early life
Tudehope is the daughter of current member of the Legislative Council Damien Tudehope and was raised in West Pennant Hills.[3] Tudehope attended Tangara School for Girls, in Cherrybrook and graduated from the University of Sydney.
Career
Tudehope was Deputy Chief of Staff to Premier Dominic Perrottet,[4] Tudehope previously unsuccessfully contested Liberal preselection for the casual Senate vacancy caused by Marise Payne's resignation.[5]
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
References
- Web site: 2024 Epping State by-election . elections.nsw.gov.au . . 21 October 2024 . en-au.
- Web site: Green . Antony . Analyst . ABC Chief Election . 2024-10-19 . Epping By-election - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results . 2024-10-20 . abc.net.au . en-AU.
- Web site: 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.. Monica Tudehope selected as the Epping Liberal candidate . 28 September 2024 . 2 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241002042327/https://nswliberal.org.au/news/monica-tudehope-selected-as-the-epping-liberal-candidate . live . 18 August 2024 . Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division . Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW.
- News: 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.. Lewis . Alexander . 17 August 2024 . NSW Liberal Party's extension request denied after council election nominations blunder . https://web.archive.org/web/20241002043242/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-17/nsw-sydney-liberal-party-council-election-extension-request/104238004 . 2 October 2024 . live . 2 October 2024 . ABC News.
- News: Liberal moderate Dave Sharma selected to take Marise Payne's Senate seat . 2 October 2024 . 2 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241002044824/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-26/dave-sharma-takes-marise-payne-nsw-senate-seat/103152738 . live . ABC News . . 26 November 2023.
