Zed Seselja
Zed Seselja | |
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| Leader of the Opposition of the Australian Capital Territory Elections: 2008 | |
| In office 13 December 2007 – 11 February 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Stefaniak |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Hanson |
| Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Molonglo | |
| In office 16 October 2004 – 6 November 2012 | |
| Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly for Brindabella | |
| Assumed office 6 November 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 March 1977 Woden Valley, Canberra, ACT, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
Zdenko "Zed" Seselja (born 27 March 1977) is an Australian Liberal Party politician. He has been a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly since 2004. He is the territory's 12th Opposition Leader, having served in that position since December 2007, when his party elected him to the role following the resignation of Bill Stefaniak.[1] Seselja is of Croatian descent.
Territory politics
At the 2008 election, Seselja received a quota of 1.49 and was elected first in the seven member Molonglo electorate.
There was a decrease in the vote for both major parties, with a swing to the Greens. Labor won 7 seats, the Liberals won 6 seats, while the Greens won 4 seats, giving them the balance of power. Negotiations ensued between the Greens and both major parties over the formation of a government.[2][3] After almost two weeks of deliberations, the Greens chose to support a minority Labor government, thereby consigning Seselja’s party to the opposition benches.[4]
At the 2012 election, Seselja moved to the five member Brindabella electorate where he received a quota of 1.8.[5]
Federal politics
On 4 February 2013, Seselja stated that he would be challenging sitting Senator Gary Humphries for Liberal Party pre-selection for the Senate in the Australian federal election, 2013. He said that he would stand down from leadership of the party in the Legislative Assembly as of Monday 11 February.[6] On February 23, 2013, he won his pre-selection battle, and thus became one of the two official Liberal Party Senate candidates for the ACT.[7]
External links
References
- ^ "Canberra Liberals official website". Canberraliberals.org.au. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "2008 Australian Capital Territory Election". ABC. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Greens take extra seat in ACT election". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "Labor to form minority government in ACT". News.theage.com.au. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ Results by party - Canberra Liberals, www.electionresults.act.gov.au, Last Updated:7/12/2012 11:12:09 AM; accessed 6 February 2013
- ^ Zed Seselja moves into Federal politics, ABC News Online, 4 February 2013
- ^ Seselja beats Humphries in Senate preselection stand-off, The Canberra Times, 23 February 2013