Peter Georgiou
| Senator Peter Georgiou | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Western Australia | |
|
Assumed office 27 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Rod Culleton |
| Party Whip of Pauline Hanson's One Nation in the Senate | |
|
Assumed office 24 May 2018 | |
| Leader | Pauline Hanson |
| Preceded by | Brian Burston |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Peter Georgiou 13 January 1974 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Political party | Pauline Hanson's One Nation |
| Relations |
Rod Culleton (brother-in-law) |
| Occupation |
Electrical construction contracting director (Self-employed) |
| Profession |
Businessman Politician |
Peter Georgiou (born 13 January 1974) is an Australian politician, currently serving as a Senator for Western Australia. He was the second candidate on the Senate ticket for Pauline Hanson's One Nation party in the 2016 Australian federal election. The lead candidate on the ticket was Rod Culleton, Georgiou's brother-in-law. Culleton was declared to have been elected to the Senate when the writs were returned, however the High Court, sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns ruled on 3 February 2017 that Culleton had been ineligible to be elected at the time of the election.[1][2] A consequence of this ruling was that the ballots underwent a special count discounting Culleton's position on the paper, and Georgiou was elected in his place.[3][4] Georgiou was sworn in as a Senator on 27 March 2017.[5]
On 2017 when Cory Bernardi moved a motion to ban abortion on gender grounds Georgiou was one of the ten who voted 'Yes' on the motion. It was voted down, 10-36.[6][7]
In May 2018 he was promoted to party whip.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ Byrne, Elizabeth; Doran, Matt (3 February 2017). "Rod Culleton's election invalid: High Court orders special recount of WA senate vote". ABC News . Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- ↑ Re Culleton [No 2] [2017] HCA 4 (3 February 2017).
- ↑ Silva, Kristian; Anderson, Stephanie (10 March 2017). "One Nation: Rod Culleton's brother-in-law Peter Georgiou confirmed as replacement". ABC News . Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ↑ Re Culleton [2017] HCATrans 51 (10 March 2017).
- ↑ "One Nation senator Peter Georgiou sworn in". News.com.au. 27 March 2017. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017.
- ↑ https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/divisions/senate/2017-11-16/2
- ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-16/bernardi-making-provocative-motions-hanson-young-fires-up/9158076
- ↑ Gribbin, Caitlyn (24 May 2018). "Former One Nation whip says he won't 'have a dummy spit' after being demoted by Pauline Hanson". ABC News. Retrieved 25 May 2018.