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SpyroSpeedruns, commonly known as Cotote, was an Australian politician who who served as the Member for Sydney. He was originally a member of the Social Democratic Party, before resigning and sitting as an independent. He contested the May 2019 election for the seat of Canberra and lost in a landslide.

History
Cotote joined the sim in mid-2018 and after some contemplation, joined the Labour Party in the Unity faction. Often critical of the left wing of the party, he was accommodating of the Labour party's faction breakdowns of October 2018; in which he joined the new Unity Party. When the Unity party merged with the Social Democratic Party on October 12, 2018; Cotote was happy to join his new comrades as most of the left was now in the Socialist Party. After the December 2018 Election, Cotote was once again dissatisfied with his party when the Social Democrats went into a 'Left Coalition' with the Socialist Party and the Radical Party.

In the March 2019 Election, Cotote ran for the seat of Sydney for the Social Democratic Party and won the seat. Approving of the coalition with the United Democratic Party, He was given the cabinet role of Industry, Innovation and Science.

On the 27th of March 2019, Cotote resigned from cabinet but remained in the party.

Later on, Cotote resigned from the party following comments he had made on Twitter. He contested the May 2019 Election as an independent in the seat of Canberra and failed to win the seat.