Justice Party loses 1 of its 3 Victorian Upper House MPs before they’re sworn in

[Mighty AU]

Derryn Hinch's fledgling Victorian party has lost a rookie MP before she was even sworn into state parliament.

Senator Hinch's Justice Party won three Upper House seats at last month's state election, with a primary vote of 3.7 per cent.

But the day before the trio were due to be sworn in, Catherine Cumming has announced she will quit the party and sit as an independent.

The former western suburbs councillor and two-time mayor of Maribrynong had a falling-out with the party that appears to have been brewing for weeks.

She told the ABC she was quitting because she did not win the vote to lead the party, despite having more than two decades of political experience in local government.

She also said she did not want to be associated with the so-called "preference whisperer", Glenn Druery, who is the subject of a complaint to police about his dealings with political parties and the harvesting of votes. 

"I realised I can't work with Glenn Druery,'' she said.

She also said she felt sidelined by the party and had to fight with them during the campaign to get her face on election material.

But Senator Hinch said Ms Cumming was disendorsed because of childish behaviour during the leadership ballot she lost to Stuart Grimley.

"If you don't elect me as leader, I will throw my toys out of the pram. I will quit," Senator Hinch claims she said.

"She was happy to have banners featuring my face, and the Justice Party logo, all over Footscray, to get in," Senator Hinch said in a statement.

"I call it the Cory Bernardi syndrome. He was elected as a Liberal and then betrayed his party."

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Read more at https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-12-18/derryn-hinch-justice-party-loses-catherine-cumming-victoria/10631928

Imagine piggybacking on the electoral success of your political party, owing your election to state parliament to the efforts of the party, only to dump them and become an independent the day before you are sworn in to parliament.

[Mono]

What I love about this party is that it exists solely so that Hinch can fight for his "right" to continue to name and shame paedophiles on the radio without getting into legal trouble for violating court suppression orders.

[Saint Furrybutt]

Pretty much for single issue party on duty of sue paedos except not getting sued by non-Paedophiles on party's founder.

But besides that, Which was fast for her not even sworn in due of not wanting connections with that guy taking benefit with Group vote ticketing.