Politicians made to answer 97 questions about their personal habits before ...

Politicians made to answer 97 questions about their personal habits before ...
Politicians made to answer 97 questions about their personal habits before ...

Potential political candidates will be grilled over their sexual history, social media posts, drinking habits, and drug use under a revamped 'excessive' vetting process. 

Political hopefuls vying for Liberal preselection in Victoria will need to answer a comprehensive 97-question form.

The queries range from a candidate's financial background - such as debts, real estates interests, and tax offices dealings - to whether they have a traffic offence history or have ever 'held a placard at a protest'.

There are also some very personal questions designed to preempt any embarrassing scandals for the party.

Whether a candidate has any marital problems or has visited to a sex shop, strip club, or brothel in the last five years will be included on the questionnaire. 

Victorian Opposition leader Matthew Guy (pictured) is gearing up for the 2022 state election and has vehemently opposed Dan Andrews' strict lockdowns

Victorian Opposition leader Matthew Guy (pictured) is gearing up for the 2022 state election and has vehemently opposed Dan Andrews' strict lockdowns 

The new process was introduced by Victorian Liberal Party president Robert Clark in response to the 2018 election defeat and is modelled on successful methods used in NSW and Tasmania.

The answers will be assessed by the Applicant Review Committee ahead of the 2022 state election to filter out any 'low-quality' nominations. 

Links to dating profiles, social media accounts, and online reviews must also be provided so they can be screened before any dirt-digging expeditions by rival parties.

Labor staff have had previous success at finding embarrassing posts or information on Liberal and Greens candidates. 

Under previous premier John Brumby, Labor had a taxpayer-funded committee referred to as 'the dirt unit' whose sole mission was to discredit the opposition. 

Mr Guy (pictured with his wife Renae Stoikos) will lead the Liberals into the election and hopes the strict vetting measures for candidates will weed out any potential scandals

Mr Guy (pictured with his wife Renae Stoikos) will lead the Liberals into the election and hopes the strict vetting measures for candidates will weed out any potential scandals 

But Dr Christopher Scanlon, a social commentator from Deakin University, said the questionnaire was an 'invasion of personal and private' information. 

He said the questions could result in candidates that lack real-world experience. 

'We could get to a point where we get very, very vanilla politicians, who don't have strong views and are really risk averse,' he told the Herald Sun

Victorian Opposition Leader Matthew Guy vowed there would be no more lockdowns under a government led by him.

Mr Guy made the pledge at an event in Dandenong South on Saturday

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