Brendan Blomeley | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Clarence | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2022 [1] | |
| Preceded by | Doug Chipman |
| Councillor of the City of Clarence | |
| Assumed office October 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brendan Blomeley |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Independent (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (1990/91 [2] –2024) |
Brendan Blomeley is an Australian politician who has served as mayor of the City of Clarence in Tasmania since 2022. He is a former member of the Liberal Party. [2]
Before running for office,Blomeley was chief of staff to Tasmanian Liberal senator David Bushby,the Chief Government Whip in the Senate.
In 2017,he was convicted and fined $2000 for using a carriage service to harass his inlaws,Julia Edwards and Ted Edwards. [3] The conviction was set aside in 2018,but Blomeley was required to enter into an 18-month good behaviour bond on each of the two counts. [4]
Blomeley contested the 2018 Tasmanian local government elections as an Independent Liberal. He had 3.10% of the vote and was the last candidate elected after preference distribution. [5]
In 2022,he announced his candidacy for mayor of Clarence,leading the "Better Clarence" ticket. [6] He was successful in a close race,elected with 50.81% of the vote against Tony Mulder after preference distribution. [7]
Blomeley was passed over for Liberal Party Senate preselection in 2023 because he did not disclose he had been charged with breaching an apprehended violence order (AVO) in 2017. [8]
At the 2024 Tasmanian state election,he considered contesting the division of Franklin as an independent candidate,although ultimately chose not to. [2] His membership to the State Liberal Party of Tasmania automatically lapsed at this time.