Madeleine King

Madeleine King
MP
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Brand
Assumed office
2 July 2016 (2016-07-02)
Preceded by Gary Gray
Personal details
Born Madeleine Mary Harvie King
(1973-03-31) 31 March 1973
Kwinana Town Centre, Western Australia, Australia
Citizenship Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Mother Diana Morris[1]
Relatives John Harvie Morris
Alma mater University of Western Australia[2]
Website madeleineking.com.au

Madeleine Mary Harvie King (born 31 March 1973) is an Australian politician. She is the member for Brand in the Australian House of Representatives. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party and succeeded the previous member, Gary Gray, at the 2016 federal election,[2] increasing the swing to Labor from a nominal 3.7% to 7.7%, making Brand one of Labor's safest federal seats in Western Australia.[3]

King was born in Kwinana Town Centre, grew up in Shoalwater Bay and went to Safety Bay Senior High School. She was a solicitor before entering politics, and was also chief operating officer of the USAsia Centre in Perth.[2] Her family ran a drapery shop in Rockingham. She is the first person to represent the federal seat of Brand who grew up in the electorate.

In June 2018, King was selected to fill a vacant place on the Opposition front bench, replacing Tim Hammond.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Byrne, Declan (10 May 2016). "Madeleine King celebrates her mother Diana Morris". Weekend Courier. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Brand - Australia Votes". Election 2016. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Brand - Australia Votes | Federal Election 2016 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  4. ↑ Richardson, Graham (26 June 2018). "Affirmative action leaves many a good man behind". The Australian. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Gary Gray		 Member for Brand
2016–present		 Incumbent
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