The former youth pastor will contest the upcoming byelection for the Liberals in what is seen as a high-stakes contest for Opposition Leader John Pesutto.
A former youth pastor is on track to become the next state member for Warrandyte after winning Liberal preselection on Sunday.
Outgoing Warrandyte member Ryan Smith announced he would quit state parliament last month, citing a “growing negative tone of politics”, and sparking a byelection. Warrandyte has been a Liberal seat since 1988. More than 100 Victorian Liberal Party members, about two-thirds of which were locals and the remainder from the party’s state council, cast their ballots at Chirnside Park’s Yarra Valley Lodge on Sunday evening.
Roskam and Werner made the sixth round but were tied on votes, so there was a special run-off vote, which put the former IPA boss out of the race. Most of Roskam’s votes then went to Werner, resulting in her winning the final round against Di Cosmo, who was largely backed by moderates.
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