Brendan Smyth (politician)
| Brendan Smyth | |
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| Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 21 February 1998 |
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| Constituency | Brindabella |
| Member of the Australian House of Representatives | |
| In office 25 March 1995 – 2 March 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Ros Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Bob McMullan |
| Constituency | Canberra |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 July 1959 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Website | Canberra Liberals People: Brendan Smyth |
Brendan Michael Smyth (born 27 July 1959) is a Liberal Party of Australia politician. From 2002 to 2006 he was the Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Capital Territory. He retains his shadow previous portfolios of Health, Ageing, Business and Tourism at present. He represents the electorate of Brindabella.
Smyth was born in Sydney, but moved to Canberra in May 1969. He worked at the National Library of Australia until 25 March 1995, when he ran for the Liberal Party in a by-election for the federal House of Representatives seat of Canberra. Normally a safe Labor seat, its previous member Ros Kelly had left under a cloud, having been forced to resign her ministry a year earlier over the sports rorts affair, and Smyth received a 16.1% swing to claim the seat. At the Australian federal election on 2 March 1996, Smyth contested the new federal House of Representatives seat of Namadgi, even though it had been drawn with a notional Labor majority of 10.9 percent.[1] He was defeated by Annette Ellis in what proved to be the only gain by Labor in that election.[2]
He subsequently shifted to territory politics, winning election to the Legislative Assembly in the 1998 election representing the Tuggeranong-based multimember electorate of Brindabella.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1996/1996repsact.txt
- ^ Green, Antony (2007). "Canberra (electorate)". Australia Votes 2007: Electorate profiles. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2007/guide/canb.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
- ^ Newman, Gerard (1998). "Research Note 37 1997-98: Against The Odds: The 1998 ACT Election". Parliament of Australia: Parliamentary Library. http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rn/1997-98/98rn37.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-14.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Gary Humphries |
Opposition Leader of the Australian Capital Territory 2002–2006 |
Succeeded by Bill Stefaniak |
| Parliament of Australia | ||
| Preceded by Ros Kelly |
Member for Canberra 1995–1996 |
Succeeded by Bob McMullan |
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