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Victorian MP quits, triggering by-election months out from state poll
Former Victorian Deputy Liberal leader Sam Groth will resign from state parliament. (ABC News)
Former deputy Liberal leader Sam Groth will resign from parliament next week, forcing a by-election in the seat of Nepean.
The first-term MP had already vowed to exit state politics at the November election, a decision he said he made after realising recent public pressure on his family had come from within his own party.
His imminent resignation will force voters in the Mornington Peninsula-based seat to the polls twice in less than a year — once for the by-election in the early half of this year and again in November for the state election.
Sam Groth to exit parliament early and spark costly byelection
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Former deputy opposition leader Sam Groth will exit parliament next week and force his electorate to the polls just months before the state election.
Groth, a former professional tennis player in his first term of parliament, had previously announced his intention to retire from politics and not contest the November election.
However, his decision to vacate the seat of Nepean early will trigger a byelection in his Mornington Peninsula electorate in the coming months.
Groth, who was absent during question time on Wednesday afternoon when news of his resignation broke, said he was resigning to pursue other opportunities.
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