However, his election was successfully challenged in the High Court and declared void on 25 November, as Cleary was on unpaid leave from the Victorian Education Department, and the Constitution of Australia forbids people employed by the Crown from standing for election.
In this judgement, the High Court voided the election of Phil Cleary in a 1992 by-election, contending that he had been acting in an office for profit under the crown.
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His campaign had been supported by the Electrical Trades Union and was managed by former independent MP Phil Cleary.
In November 2010, OurSay executed its second forum in Brunswick, Victoria, where citizens in the electorate of Brunswick, posted and voted for questions to political candidates Jane Garrett, Phil Cleary, and Cyndi Dawes.