a world-first study looks at what happens when MPs lose their seats
- Written by Amy Nethery, Senior Lecturer in Politics and Policy Studies, Deakin University

As counting winds up for the 2022 election, many former MPs are beginning a whole new life beyond parliament.
The experience of MPs who lost their seats is often shattering. Former Liberal MP Tim Wilson said he was in the “foetal position crying” the...
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