Jim McKiernan

Jim McKiernan
Jim McKiernan
Senator for Western Australia
	In office; 1 December 1984 – 30 June 2002
Personal details
Born	11 October 1944 (age 80); Cavan, Ireland
Nationality	Irish Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Fitter, turner

James Philip McKiernan (born 11 October 1944) is a Irish-born former Australian politician. Born in Cavan, Ireland, he was a fitter and turner before entering politics. In Australia he was a union education officer for the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union. In 1984, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Western Australia. A one-time convenor of the Left faction, McKiernan was the Labor Caucus' returning officer for the Hawke versus Keating leadership ballot. He remained in the Senate until his retirement in 2002.^[1]

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^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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[Psephos-1] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 20 July 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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