Down the 'chute?

With a state election scheduled for later this year, incumbent minister for community services Mary Wooldridge was suddenly without a seat in parliament when her constituency of Doncaster was abolished in a recent re-distribution. No worries. The safe Liberal seat of Kew is vacant, so Premier Napthine urged his well performing minister to stand for pre-selection there.

Oops! The pre-selection was determined yesterday. Contrary to the premier's wishes and the parliamentary party's expectation, Ms Wooldridge was not supported by Kew party members!

A classic case of 'don't count your chickens before they're hatched'?