Timothy Jamin Quilty is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) member of the Victorian Legislative Council between 2018 and 2022, representing Northern Victoria Region.[1] He was not successful in his re-election to the Legislative Council in the 2022 state election.

Tim Quilty
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Northern Victoria Region
In office
24 November 2018 – 26 November 2022
Councillor of the City of Wodonga
In office
22 October 2016 – 12 December 2018
Personal details
Political partyLibertarian
Other political
affiliations
Outdoor Recreation (before 2007)
Spouse
Olga Quilty
(m. 2005)
Children2
OccupationFarmer, accountant
Websitehttps://www.timquilty.com.au/

Before his election to parliament, he served as a councillor on the City of Wodonga, previously contesting the Division of Indi for the LDP in the 2016 Australian federal election, as well as the seats of Eden-Monaro in 2007 and Riverina in 2010. He had previously contested Eden-Monaro as a member of the Outdoor Recreation Party in 2004.

In 2022, Quilty was the only member of the Victorian parliament to oppose a bill that would ban the public display of the Nazi swastikas.[2][3]

Prior to entering politics, Quilty was a farmer and an accountant.[4][5]


References

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  1. ^ "Northern Victoria". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
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  4. ^ "Member Profile – Mr Tim Quilty". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  5. ^ Bunn, Anthony (20 February 2019). "New Upper House MP Tim Quilty uses maiden speech to parliament to call for new state to help rural residents". The Border Mail. Retrieved 30 September 2020.