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Line 39: ==Local Government== He joined the Liberal Party in the early 1990s, and in 1995 Dominello was elected as a Councillor for the [[City of Ryde]] on the ticket of former Liberal MLA [[Ivan Petch]]. While on Council, Dominello was chair of a number of committees including the Development Committee and had a significant involvement in the establishment of the Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre and the development of the [[Macquarie Park\|Macquarie Business Park]]. Dominello served two terms, but did not nominate for the 2004 local government elections, citing his desire to concentrate on his legal career, and subsequently let his Liberal membership lapse.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Liberal back on the radar\|work=[[Northern District Times]]\|url= ~~In 1995, Dominello was elected as a Councillor for the [[City of Ryde]] and served two terms, stepping down in 2004 to focus on his legal career.~~ http://northern-district-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/liberal-back-on-the-radar/\|year=2008\|accessdate=2008-11-15}}</ref> While on Council, Dominello was chair of a number of committees including the Development Committee and had a significant involvement in the establishment of the Ryde Aquatic Leisure Centre and the development of the [[Macquarie Park\|Macquarie Business Park]]. ==Member for Ryde== [[File:Rydebyelection celebration.JPG\|thumb\|float\|right\|NSW Opposition Leader [[Barry O'Farrell]] celebrates the 2008 Ryde by-election win with Victor Dominello and NSW Deputy Opposition Leader [[Jillian Skinner]]]] On 3 September 2008, In early September 2008, Labor Deputy Premier [[John Watkins (Australian politician)\|John Watkins]], who was also the local MLA for Ryde, resigned from parliament, resulting in the need for a by-election. Dominello, who had rejoined the Liberal Party only seven days before the announcement, nominated for preselection and won, defeating Ryde Mayor Vic Tagg and several other local party members. As the government was struggling badly in the polls and Ryde had a history as a marginal seat, this made Dominello the overwhelming favourite to win. He duly defeated Labor candidate Nicole Campbell in a landslide, receiving a swing of more than 25% on the day of the by-election. He was subsequently sworn as a member of the Legislative Assembly in on October 25, 2008.<ref>{{cite web\|title=ABC Elections: 2008 Ryde by-election\|work=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]\|url= On 3 September 2008, the Deputy Premier and Transport Minister, [[John Watkins (Australian politician)\|John Watkins]], resigned, triggering a [[Ryde by-election, 2008\|by-election]] in his seat of [[Electoral district of Ryde\|Ryde]]. Within a matter of weeks following the failure of the Government's plan to privatisation of the power industry, the NSW Labor caucus elected Emergency Services Minister [[Nathan Rees]] as Premier, with Premier [[Morris Iemma]] and Health Minister [[Reba Meagher]] resigning from Parliament, also resulting in by-elections in their seats of [[Electoral district of Lakemba\|Lakemba]] and [[Electoral district of Cabramatta\|Cabramatta]]. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2008/byelections/ryde.htm\|year=2008\|accessdate=2008-11-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|title=Labor beating lawyer Victor Dominello for Ryde\|work=[[Crikey]]\|url= http://www.crikey.com.au/Politics/20080922-Labor-beating-lawyer-Victor-Dominello-for-Ryde.html\|year=2008\|accessdate=2008-11-15}}</ref> ~~Dominello was preselected as the Liberal Party candidate, beating Ryde Mayor Vic Tagg and several other local party members.~~ Polling leading up to the by-election had suggested that the [[Liberal Party of Australia\|~~Liberals~~Liberal Party]] were on course to secure 10.2% swing to win the seat and some media outlets predicted a narrow Liberal win{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}}. However, Dominello won with a swing of 23.1%.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}} ABC election analyst [[Antony Green]] stated that the swing received by Dominello and the Liberals was the largest recorded swing in NSW history and most likely the largest in Australia since Federation.{{Citation needed\|date=September 2009}} [[File:dominello with coalition leadership.JPG\|thumb\|float\|left\|Victor Dominello posing with [[Andrew Stoner]], NSW Leader of The Nationals, [[Barry O'Farrell]], NSW Opposition Leader and [[Gladys Berejiklian]], Shadow Minister for Transport]]

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