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McLindon has advocated the removal of [[poker machine]]s from towns and cities around Queensland to be moved into a new "AusVegas" in the [[Cairns]] region.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/push-to-turn-cairns-into-australias-las-vegas-20100706-zy8a.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Push to turn Cairns into Australia's Las Vegas | date=6 July 2010}}</ref> He has also been a vocal advocate for the restoration of the Upper House in Queensland. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://queenslandparty.com.au/qld-mayors-to-form-upper-house/ |title=QLD Mayors to form Upper House |publisher=The Queensland Party |date= |accessdate=2011-03-24}}</ref> |
McLindon has advocated the removal of [[poker machine]]s from towns and cities around Queensland to be moved into a new "AusVegas" in the [[Cairns]] region.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/push-to-turn-cairns-into-australias-las-vegas-20100706-zy8a.html | work=The Sydney Morning Herald | title=Push to turn Cairns into Australia's Las Vegas | date=6 July 2010}}</ref> He has also been a vocal advocate for the restoration of the Upper House in Queensland. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://queenslandparty.com.au/qld-mayors-to-form-upper-house/ |title=QLD Mayors to form Upper House |publisher=The Queensland Party |date= |accessdate=2011-03-24}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:38, 14 September 2011
Aidan McLindon | |
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| Leader of The Queensland Party | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2009 | |
| Constituency | Beaudesert |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 February 1980 Darwin, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal National Party of Queensland 2009-May 2010; Independent May 2010-June 2010; The Queensland Party June 2010- |
Aidan Patrick McLindon (born 26 February 1980) is an Australian politician. He was first elected for the seat of Beaudesert to the Queensland State Parliament for the Liberal National Party of Queensland at the 2009 Queensland Election. He resigned from the party to become an Independent in May 2010 and in June established The Queensland Party, a "moderate" party of which he became leader, which was officially registered in August.
Early life
McLindon was born in Darwin in the Northern Territory, and was a bar attendant and musician before entering politics. He attended school at Springwood State High School where he was elected a prefect.
McLindon gained some publicity in the media for his musical interests, especially his involvement in the alternative rock band killTV.[1] This attracted some notoriety as a result of their security breach at a televised Big Brother event in 2005, in protest against the reality program's funding from government.[2]
His military service included roles as an infantry soldier and driver 1997–2002 in the Australian Army.[3]
McLindon cites an early interest in politics at the age of 15 from work experience at Queensland Parliament House in 1995. He later went on to complete a degree in Government and Politics, majoring in Public Policy, at Griffith University.[4] McLindon acknowledged a number of academics and political scientists from the university in his inaugural speech to Queensland Parliament.[5]
Political career
In 1998 McLindon was preselected by the Liberal Party of Australia to run for a state seat as Australia's youngest politically endorsed candidate at the age of 17 years old and completed a personal door to door campaign to 17,500 homes.[6]
McLindon previously served as a Logan City councillor 2004–2009, including as Chair of the Environment and Sustainability portfolio. In 2009 he was preselected to succeed Kev Lingard as the Liberal National Party candidate for Beaudesert.[7]
The Beaudesert campaign of 2009 saw several high profile identities and McLindon successfully defended the seat for the LNP against former One Nation leader Pauline Hanson who contested the seat as an independent.
In early 2010, McLindon attracted significant media attention by challenging Deputy Leader of the Liberal National Party of Queensland (LNP), Lawrence Springborg, for his position in the party at a parliamentary meeting of the LNP.[8]
In May 2010, McLindon and Burnett MP Rob Messenger, who had seconded McLindon's nomination as deputy leader, resigned from the LNP to sit as Independents, claiming that the party had, like the Labor Party, become victim to "flawed political process".[9]
In June 2010, McLindon announced the formation of a new party, The Queensland Party, based on "moderate" ideals and the right to dissent from party policy. McLindon stated that the party would run in all Queensland seats at the next state election, with the exception of the five seats held by Independent MPs.[10]
McLindon has advocated the removal of poker machines from towns and cities around Queensland to be moved into a new "AusVegas" in the Cairns region.[11] He has also been a vocal advocate for the restoration of the Upper House in Queensland. [12]
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References
- ^ AU. "KiLLTV | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's". Myspace.com. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ "Media release from KillTV [Archive] - Aussie Phorums". Phorums.com.au. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ "Aidan McLindon MP | Member for Beaudesert | Queensland". Aidanmclindon.com. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ http://www.lnp.org.au/lnp-article/our-team/aidan-mclindon-candidate-for-beaudesert/300.html
- ^ "Extract from Daily Hansard Wednesday, 22 April 2009" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ http://www.lnp.org.au/lnp-article/our-team/654-aidan-mclindon-candidate-for-beaudesert.html
- ^ Queensland Parliament (2009). "McLindon, Aidan Patrick". Retrieved 31 May 2009.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Home truths must be told: editorial". The Courier-Mail. 1 February 2010.
- ^ "LNP revolt as MPs Rob Messenger and Aidan McLindon quit the party to become Independents". Courier Mail. 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ^ Binnie, Kerrin (7 June 2010). "McLindon unveils new "Queensland Party"". ABC. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ "Push to turn Cairns into Australia's Las Vegas". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 July 2010.
- ^ "QLD Mayors to form Upper House". The Queensland Party. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
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