266:. Olexander claimed that the party had not earned the right to re-election, accused the party of being taken over by homophobic extremists. It was also claimed that he failed to show up to parliament and party room meetings. Olexander claimed that he was being silenced by the party leadership, and that Doyle wanted to remove him from the party because he would support an opponent in a leadership spill, but the party said that the motion to expel Olexander was because he brought the party into disrepute.
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Following the car accident in 2004, the
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In 1999, Olexander won pre-selection for the safe
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address was his primary residence, while claiming parliamentary expenses to stay at his
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tollway three times without a pass. Magistrate Sharon Cure ordered
Olexander pay a $ 100 fine on each of the three counts of using an unregistered vehicle on a tollway plus $ 40 in court costs.
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