Catherine Cumming
Catherine Cumming | |
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| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Metropolitan Region | |
| In office 24 November 2018 – 26 November 2022 | |
| Councillor for the City of Maribyrnong | |
| In office November 1998 – November 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Angry Victorians (2022–2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Independence Party (2022) Independent (before 2018, 2018–2022) Justice (2018) |
| Education | Victoria University, Doctor of Chinese Medicine. |
Catherine Rebecca Cumming is a former Australian politician. She was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council from November 2018 to November 2022, representing the Western Metropolitan Region. She stood at the 2018 Victorian state election as a candidate for Derryn Hinch's Justice Party, but broke with the party just weeks after being elected, and was sworn in as an independent. A frequent speaker at anti-COVID vaccine rallies, Cumming joined the Angry Victorians Party in 2022 but was unsuccessful in her re-election attempt, gaining just 0.57% of the vote.
Before entering the Victorian Parliament, Cumming was a local councillor on Maribyrnong City Council, which included two terms as mayor.
According to The Age, between November 2018 and November 2021, Cumming voted with the Andrews Government's position 38% of the time, one of the least of any Legislative Council crossbencher.