Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell | |
|---|---|
| Leader of One Nation – Victoria | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Northern Victoria Region | |
| Assumed office 26 November 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1982 |
| Political party | One Nation |
| Residence | Invergordon,Victoria [2] |
Rikkie-Lee Tyrrell is an Australian politician who is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for the Northern Victoria Region. She was elected at the 2022 Victorian state election and became the first person representing Pauline Hanson's One Nation in the Victorian parliament. [3] [4] [5]
Tyrrell had previously been the One Nation candidate for the federal seat of Nicholls at the 2019 Australian federal election,finishing third,and again at the 2022 Australian federal election,finishing fifth.
Tyrrell was a dairy farmer for 16 years prior to her election to the Legislative Council. [6]
In 2025,Tyrrell called on the state government to expand its drought assistance to include all local government areas in Northern Victoria,stating that the existing support was insufficient for the region's farmers. [7]
Tyrrell publicly distanced herself from anti-immigration billboards placed in her electorate by her own party,calling the messaging "unsuitable" for the region. [8] She said she had no prior knowledge of the content of the signs and would not have approved them. [8]