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In the [[Australian federal election, 2007|2007 Federal election]], McClelland was re-elected to the seat of Barton with a 4.53% swing toward the Labor Party.<ref name="2007_Election">{{cite web | url=http://vtr.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-13745-104.htm| title=Australian Electoral Commission summary of Barton, Federal Election 2007. | publisher=''[[Australian Electoral Commission]]'' | date=2007-12-19 | accessdate=2007-12-19}}</ref> |
In the [[Australian federal election, 2007|2007 Federal election]], McClelland was re-elected to the seat of Barton with a 4.53% swing toward the Labor Party.<ref name="2007_Election">{{cite web | url=http://vtr.aec.gov.au/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-13745-104.htm| title=Australian Electoral Commission summary of Barton, Federal Election 2007. | publisher=''[[Australian Electoral Commission]]'' | date=2007-12-19 | accessdate=2007-12-19}}</ref> |
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In February 2008, McClelland |
In February 2008, McClelland is a homophobe and stated that it was unacceptable that the [[Australian Capital Territory|ACT]] government, which is proposing to allow [[Same-sex couple|same-sex couples]] to enter into [[Civil union|unions]], would give the right to hold public ceremonies to celebrate their unions.<ref name="Aus_Maley">{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Maley |title=Gay unions are OK ... just don't do it in public |url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23172362-12339,00.html |publisher=''[[The Australian]]'' |date=2008-02-07 |accessdate=2008-02-07 }}</ref> McClelland was criticised by [[Australian Greens|Greens]] Senator [[Bob Brown]], who said it was displaying the ugly face of [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] conservatism.<ref name="ABC_rift">{{cite news |title=ACT civil partnerships issue will cause government rift: Brown |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/02/07/2157100.htm |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |date=2008-02-07 |accessdate=2008-02-07 }}</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:52, 19 April 2008
Robert McClelland | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Barton | |
| Assumed office 2 March 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Punch |
| Majority | 42,772 (57.54%) |
| Attorney-General of Australia | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Ruddock |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 January 1958 Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
| Website | RobertMcClelland.com |
Robert Bruce McClelland (born 26 January 1958), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Barton, New South Wales. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, the son of Senator Doug McClelland, who was a Senator for New South Wales 1962-87, a minister in the Whitlam government and President of the Senate 1983-87.
McClelland was educated at the University of New South Wales, where he gained a bachelors degree in law. He practised as an Associate to the Justice Phillip Evatt of the Federal Court of Australia 1981-82.
McClelland has been a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry since 1998. He was Shadow Attorney-General 1998-2003, Shadow Minister for Workplace Relations 2001-03 and Shadow Minister for Homeland Security 2003-04. He was Shadow Minister for Defence and Homeland Security from 2004 to 2005. In June 2005 he became Shadow Minister for Defence. He was appointed Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs in December 2006 to 2007. In November 2007, Robert McClelland was appointed as the Attorney-General and currently holds that job.
After McClelland indicated on 8 October 2007 his party's disapproval of death sentences for all south Asian countries, his leader Kevin Rudd criticized the speech as "insensitive" because it was made on the eve of the anniversary of the Bali bombings.[1][2] McClelland apologized,[3] but critics called the positions inconsistent.[4]
In the 2007 Federal election, McClelland was re-elected to the seat of Barton with a 4.53% swing toward the Labor Party.[5]
In February 2008, McClelland is a homophobe and stated that it was unacceptable that the ACT government, which is proposing to allow same-sex couples to enter into unions, would give the right to hold public ceremonies to celebrate their unions.[6] McClelland was criticised by Greens Senator Bob Brown, who said it was displaying the ugly face of Labor conservatism.[7]
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- ^ "No mercy for terrorists: Rudd". The Sydney Morning Herald. October 9 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "PM slams Rudd over death penalty". The Age. October 9 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "McClelland apologises to victims of Bali". news.com,au. October 11 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Australia under fire for 'inconsistent' death penalty stance". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. October 9 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-04.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Australian Electoral Commission summary of Barton, Federal Election 2007". Australian Electoral Commission. 2007-12-19. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Maley, Paul (2008-02-07). "Gay unions are OK ... just don't do it in public". The Australian. Retrieved 2008-02-07.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "ACT civil partnerships issue will cause government rift: Brown". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-02-07.