Victorian Liberal MP Tim Smith has announced he will quit politics at the next state election a week after crashing his car while drink-driving.
Mr Smith resigned from shadow cabinet after he crashed his car into a Hawthorn fence last Saturday night while more than two times the legal blood-alcohol limit.
In a statement to his Kew constituents, Mr Smith confirmed he would not be seeking preselection for the blue-ribbon seat of Kew.
The former shadow attorney-general said he was "deeply touched" by encouragement he had received from Liberal Party members, but added it did not "excuse the terrible lapse in judgment" last weekend.
"In view of the response by the Leader of the Opposition, I believe it is in the best interests of the party that I do not contest the next election in Kew," Mr Smith said in a statement.
The embattled Kew MP has been under pressure from Liberal Party leaders to give up his seat in Parliament, with Victorian Liberal leader Matthew Guy saying he was "extremely angry and disappointed" about the drink-driving incident.
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