Tim Wilson

Independent candidate Zoe Daniel claimed victory in the once-safe Liberal seat of Goldstein, ousting incumbent Tim Wilson.

“You vote for what’s in the national interest. He was appointed assistant minister in 2019 but has long been associated with climate scepticism, especially through his work with the free market think tank, Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) between 2006 and 2013. “When you go to Canberra you don’t vote parochially,” Wilson told The Age this month. He told The Age he needed a “good night’s sleep” before he could comment on what had lost the Liberal party the election. Wilson has been a controversial figure in Australian politics. “The good news is despite the challenges we face, we are still, I think, in a very competitive position.

High profile Liberal MP Tim Wilson copped a grilling by ABC hosts as the battle for his hotly contested seat of Goldstein ramped up.

“When you presented them with the facts, they said it was irrelevant because it doesn’t suit their narrative. Why is that vulnerability there? “Every election is tough in an electorate. “You have been in politics for a fair while. And former ABC reporter Zoe Daniel, one of the so-called teal independents being backed by Climate 200, has taken out Mr Wilson. Do you think there is a reason why women in particular are moving or voting against the Government?” Crabb asked.

Liberal MP Tim Wilson has lost his seat after he was ambushed at a polling booth in Melbourne with a 'wheel of shame' mocking him and criticising his ...

The scene at Holy Trinity Anglican Church heated up when Mr Wilson and his staff got wind of the unflattering wheel and confronted the two women Mr Wilson complained to the local Bayside Council that it was illegal to erect signage before the election was called, but the council sided with Ms Daniels as it was within three months of when the election had to be held. The Wheel of Fortune-style prop labelled 'Spin Tim and his Wheel of Shame' was erected by two women at the early voting station in Hampton, in southeast Melbourne The scene at Holy Trinity Anglican Church last Saturday heated up when Mr Wilson and his staff got wind of the unflattering wheel and confronted the two women. With 68 per cent of the vote counted, he was behind with 44.6 per cent of the vote to Ms Daniels' 55.4 per cent. Mr Wilson was defeated in the seat of Goldstein, which he was elected to in 2016, with a massive 13.2 per cent swing against him to independent Zoe Daniel, a former ABC journalist.