Sir John Forrest was an Australian explorer and politician. He was the first premier of Western Australia (1890–1901) and a long-serving cabinet minister in federal politics.
Anna Elizabeth Burke is an Australian former politician who served as the 28th speaker of the Australian House of Representatives from October 2012 to August 2013,and was Acting Speaker from May to October 2012. A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP),she was the member of parliament (MP) for the division of Chisholm from 1998 to 2016.
Henry Alfred "Harry" Jenkins,is an Australian former politician who served as the 26th speaker of the Australian House of Representatives from 2008 to 2011. A member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP),he was the member of parliament (MP) for the division of Scullin from 1986 until his resignation in 2013.
Geoffrey Daniel Prosser is an Australian businessman and former politician. He served in the House of Representatives from 1987 to 2007,representing the Liberal Party,and was Minister for Small Business and Consumer Affairs in the Howard government from 1996 to 1997.
Sir William Hill Irvine was an Australian politician and judge. He served as Premier of Victoria (1902–1904),Attorney-General of Australia (1913–1914),and Chief Justice of Victoria (1918–1935).
William Robert Nuttall Maloney was an Australian medical doctor and politician. He was a member of parliament for over 50 years,beginning his career in the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the member for the seat of West Melbourne (1889–1903). He was elected to the federal House of Representatives at the 1904 Melbourne by-election,representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He held the seat until his death in 1940 at the age of 86,the sixth-longest period of service in federal parliament and the longest period of service as a backbencher.
This article provides details on candidates who stood at the 2007 Australian federal election.
John Andrew Arthur was an Australian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was first elected to federal parliament at the 1913 federal election,after a successful career at the Victorian Bar. After the 1914 election,he was appointed Minister for External Affairs in the Fisher government. He died of kidney disease three months later,aged 39.
A political family of Australia is a family in which multiple members are involved in Australian politics,particularly electoral politics. Members may be related by blood or marriage;often several generations or multiple siblings may be involved.
Darren Jeffrey Chester is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the House of Representatives for Gippsland in Victoria,representing the Nationals since 2008. Chester had served as the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and the Minister for Defence Personnel between March 2018 and July 2021 in the Turnbull and Morrison governments. He was also Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Centenary of ANZAC until May 2019.
Frank McLeod Kirwan was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and served in the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1972,representing the Western Australian seat of Forrest. Outside of politics he was an electrical fitter,trade union official and Methodist minister.
Sir Alexander Perceval Matheson,3rd Baronet was a Senator for Western Australia (1901–1906) and member of the Western Australian Legislative Council (1897–1901). He was born in London and arrived in Australia in 1894 during the Western Australian gold rush,returning to England following the end of his Senate term. He was the son of Scottish MP Sir Alexander Matheson,1st Baronet,and succeeded to the baronetcy in 1920.
The 2013 Australian federal election to elect the members of the 44th Parliament of Australia took place on Saturday 7 September 2013. The centre-right Liberal/National Coalition opposition led by Opposition leader Tony Abbott of the Liberal Party of Australia and Coalition partner the National Party of Australia,led by Warren Truss,defeated the incumbent centre-left Labor Party government of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in a landslide. It was also the third time in history that a party won 90 or more seats at an Australian election. Labor had been in government for six years since being elected in the 2007 election. This election marked the end of the Rudd-Gillard-Rudd Labor government and the start of the 9 year long Abbott-Turnbull-Morrison Liberal-National Coalition government. Abbott was sworn in by the Governor-General,Quentin Bryce,as Australia's new prime minister on 18 September 2013,along with the Abbott Ministry. The 44th Parliament of Australia opened on 12 November 2013,with the members of the House of Representatives and territory senators sworn in. The state senators were sworn in by the next Governor-General Peter Cosgrove on 7 July 2014,with their six-year terms commencing on 1 July.
Daniel Thomas Tehan is an Australian politician. He is a member of the Liberal Party and has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2010 election,representing the Victorian seat of Wannon. He held ministerial office in the Coalition governments under Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison,serving as Minister for Defence Materiel (2016),Defence Personnel (2016–2017),Veterans' Affairs (2016–2017),Social Services (2017–2018),Education (2018–2020),and Trade,Tourism and Investment (2020–2022). He was a public servant and political adviser before entering parliament.
Stephen Patrick Jones is an Australian politician who represents the Division of Whitlam for the Australian Labor Party. He was elected at the 2010 Australian federal election and is the current Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services.
Kevin John Hogan is an Australian politician. He has been a Nationals member of the Australian House of Representatives,representing the Division of Page in New South Wales,since September 2013.
The 2025 Australian federal election will be held on or before 17 May 2025 to elect members of the 48th Parliament of Australia. 150 seats in the House of Representatives and likely 40 of the 76 seats in the Senate will be contested. It is expected that at this election,the Labor government of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be seeking re-election to a second term in office,opposed by the Liberal/National Coalition under Leader of the Opposition Peter Dutton,minor parties such as the Greens,and independents.
