Paul Weller (born 3 April 1959) is an Australian politician and was the Nationals member for Rodney in the

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from

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to 2014. Weller is a former dairy farmer from Lockington in Northern Victoria. Before entering Parliament he served as President of the

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. Weller won pre-selection for Rodney after the retirement of

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. Despite unfavourable preferences from the Labor Party, Weller won 40% of the primary vote and 54% of the two-party-preferred vote against the

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candidate. In February 2014, he was elected Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly under

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. His seat was abolished before the 2014 election and he contested the

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seat of Northern Victoria in the unwinnable fourth position on the Coalition ticket.

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