Mp Will Fowles' mental health was discussed in Liberal push polling Credit:AAP

The Victorian Liberal Party has infuriated Burwood residents after seizing on a Labor MP Will Fowles' high profile mental health battle in an incendiary polling exercise last week, and a mail-out to residents which suggested the local MP’s mental health meant he couldn’t do his job.

Burwood residents say they were appalled by polling completed last Thursday which repeated details about Mr Fowles’ mental health and the incident at a Canberra hotel last month where he kicked a luggage room door to pieces.

While ACT Police were called to attend the scene and other hotel patrons were locked out of the hotel as staff dealt with the outburst, police eventually decided against charging Mr Fowles.

The MP apologised for the display and is now on paid leave to deal with mental health and addiction issues, which he said had played a role in the outburst.