Monica Tudehope

Monica Tudehope
MP
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Epping
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 October 2024
Preceded byDominic Perrottet
Personal details
Born1985
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal
Parent
ResidenceSt Leonards[1]
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteNSW Liberal profile

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[3] and graduated from the University of Sydney.[citation needed]

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.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2024 Epping State by-election". elections.nsw.gov.au. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ^ Green, Antony; Analyst, ABC Chief Election (2024-10-19). "Epping By-election - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  3. ^ a b "Monica Tudehope selected as the Epping Liberal candidate". Liberal Party of Australia, NSW Division. Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW. 18 August 2024. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2024. 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.
  4. ^ a b Lewis, Alexander (17 August 2024). "NSW Liberal Party's extension request denied after council election nominations blunder". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024. 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.
  5. ^ "Liberal moderate Dave Sharma selected to take Marise Payne's Senate seat". AAP. ABC News. 26 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
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