The Australian Labor Party (ALP),also simply known as Labor,is the major centre-left political party in Australia,one of two major parties in Australian politics,along with the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia. The party has been governing federally since being elected at the 2022 election,and with political branches in each state and territory,they are currently in government in New South Wales,Queensland,South Australia,Victoria,Western Australia,the Australian Capital Territory,and the Northern Territory –Tasmania is the only state or territory where they currently form the opposition. It is the oldest political party in Australia,being established on 8 May 1901 at Parliament House,Melbourne,the meeting place of the first federal Parliament.
Kim Christian Beazley is an Australian former politician and diplomat. He was leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and leader of the opposition from 1996 to 2001 and 2005 to 2006,having previously been a cabinet minister in the Hawke and Keating governments. After leaving parliament he served as ambassador to the United States from 2010 to 2016 and governor of Western Australia from 2018 to 2022.
Christopher Eyles Guy Bowen is an Australian politician who has been Minister for Climate Change and Energy in the Albanese government since June 2022. He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was first elected to parliament at the 2004 federal election. He held ministerial office in the Rudd and Gillard governments from 2007 to 2013.
Christopher Vaughan Evans is an Australian former politician. He was a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Western Australia from 1993 to 2013,representing the Australian Labor Party.
Alan John Carpenter is a former Australian politician who served as the 28th Premier of Western Australia,from 2006 to 2008. From Albany,Carpenter graduated from the University of Western Australia,and worked as a journalist before entering politics. A member of the Labor Party,he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 1996 state election,representing the seat of Willagee. In the Gallop ministry,which took office following the 2001 election,Carpenter was Minister for Education,as well as holding several other portfolios. He replaced Geoff Gallop as premier in January 2006,following Gallop's resignation,but Labor lost office following a hung parliament at the 2008 election,with Colin Barnett becoming premier as the leader of a minority Liberal Party government. Carpenter resigned from parliament in 2009,and until 2018 held a senior management position with Wesfarmers.
Christopher Cleland Schacht is a former Australian politician and member of the South Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He was born in Melbourne and educated at the University of Adelaide and Wattle Park Teachers College.
Christopher Maurice Pyne is a retired Australian politician. As a member of the Liberal Party,he held several ministerial positions in the Howard,Abbott,Turnbull and Morrison governments,and served as a member of parliament (MP) for the division of Sturt from 1993 until his retirement in 2019.
Sheila Margaret McHale born is a former Labor Party MP in the Government of Western Australia. Prior to retirement,she served as Member for Kenwick and Minister for Disability Services,Tourism,Culture and the Arts,and Consumer Protection.
Mark McGowan is an Australian politician and naval officer serving as the 30th and current premier of Western Australia since March 2017. He has been the leader of the Western Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since 2012 and a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the division of Rockingham since 1996. McGowan is credited with having led the Labor Party to the largest election victory in Australian history in the 2021 state election,and recording the highest approval rating of any premier of any state in Australia during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic.
Christopher John Hurford was a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives seat of Adelaide from 1969 to 1987. He played a key role in the development of Australia's skills-oriented immigration policy,and founded the ALP Labor Unity faction in SA.
The 2010 Australian federal election was held on Saturday,21 August 2010 to elect members of the 43rd Parliament of Australia. The incumbent centre-left Australian Labor Party led by Prime Minister Julia Gillard won a second term against the opposition centre-right Liberal Party of Australia led by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and Coalition partner the National Party of Australia,led by Warren Truss,after Labor formed a minority government with the support of three independent MPs and one Australian Greens MP.
Gosnells was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia. It was in existence from 1977 to 1989 and from 2008 to 2017. The seat was named after the suburb of Gosnells,and was located in Perth's southeastern suburbs. Gosnells was a safe seat for the Labor Party for most of its existence.
Thornlie is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia. It is located in Perth's southeastern suburbs,and is named after the suburb of Thornlie.
Christopher George Henderson was an English-born Australian politician. Born in Bedlington,he received a primary education before migrating to Australia in 1885. He was a coal miner in New South Wales and general secretary of the Illawarra Miners' Union. He moved to Western Australia around 1900,becoming a coal miner at Collie and serving on Collie Municipal Council. In 1903,he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for Western Australia. He served as Chairman of Committees from 1914 to 1917. Henderson left the Labor Party in the wake of the 1916 split over conscription,joining the new Nationalist Party. He remained a Nationalist Senator until his defeat in 1922. Henderson died in 1933.
The Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch),also known as NSW Labor,is the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party. The parliamentary leader is elected from and by the members of the party caucus,comprising all party members in the Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council. The party factions have a strong influence on the election of the leader. The leader's position is dependent on the continuing support of the caucus (and party factions) and the leader may be deposed by failing to win a vote of confidence of parliamentary members. By convention,the premier sits in the Legislative Assembly,and is the leader of the party controlling a majority in that house. The party leader also typically is a member of the Assembly,though this is not a strict party constitutional requirement. Barrie Unsworth,for example,was elected party leader while a member of the Legislative Council. He then transferred to the Assembly by winning a seat at a by-election.
This article provides details on candidates who stood at the 2010 Australian federal election.
Christopher Gulaptis is an Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. He represented Clarence for The Nationals from the 2011 by-election until his retirement in March 2023.
Christopher David Hatton is a former Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2013 to 2017,representing the seat of Balcatta.
Christopher Guy Whiting is an Australian politician. He has been the Australian Labor Party member for Bancroft in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2017,and previously represented Murrumba from 2015 to 2017.
Christopher John Minns is an Australian politician serving as the 47th and current premier of New South Wales since 25 March 2023. He has been the leader of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since June 2021 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the division of Kogarah since 2015. He was previously the deputy mayor of Hurstville from 2007 to 2008.
