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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Benita Kolovos Victorian state correspondent

Victorian Labor considering push to retake Prahran after surprise resignation of former Greens MP

Former Victorian Greens Member for Prahran Sam Hibbins
Sam Hibbins has already tendered his resignation with the Victorian speaker, Maree Edwards, who has 30 days to issue a writ for a byelection and set its timeline. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

Victorian Labor may field a candidate in the upcoming byelection for the inner Melbourne seat of Prahran, after the resignation of former Greens MP Sam Hibbins following his admission of an affair with a staffer.

Hibbins on Saturday announced he would resign as the member for Prahran just three weeks after he quit the Greens due to a “consensual relationship” with a staff member on his team, which was a breach of the party’s rules.

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