Timothy Jamin Quilty is an Australian politician. He was a

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(LDP) member of the

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between 2018 and 2022, representing

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. He was not successful in his re-election to the Legislative Council in the 2022 state election. Before his election to parliament, he served as a councillor on the

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, previously contesting the

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for the LDP in the

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, as well as the seats of Eden-Monaro in 2007 and

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in 2010. He had previously contested Eden-Monaro as a member of the

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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

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. Prior to entering politics, Quilty was a farmer and an accountant.

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