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Leah Blyth | |
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Senator for South Australia | |
Assumed office 6 February 2025 | |
Preceded by | Simon Birmingham |
President of the South Australian Liberal Party | |
Assumed office 23 August 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal |
Children | 3 |
Occupation | Politician,Education Executive |
Leah Blyth is an Australian politician. She is a Senator for South Australia representing the Liberal Party. She was appointed to the Senate via a joint sitting of the Parliament of South Australia on 6 February 2025,to replace retiring Senator Simon Birmingham. [1] She will serve the remainder of Birmingham's term which will expire in 2028. [2]
Blyth was preselected for her Senate appointment on 31 January 2025,backed by right-wing party factional powerbroker and fellow Senator Alex Antic. [3] Without her successful preselection,she would have been a candidate for the federal election later that year,placing in an unwinnable fourth position on the Liberal Party senate ticket for South Australia. [4]
Prior to entering federal parliament,Blyth has been the President of the South Australian Liberal Party since August 2024. [5] She is an education executive and was a former Liberal Women's Council president. She is married with three children. [6]
Blyth is a member of the Conservative faction of the Liberal Party. [6]
Current members of the Australian Senate | |
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Coalition (30) | |
Labor (25) | |
Greens (11) | |
One Nation (2) | |
Lambie (1) |
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United Australia (1) |
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Independent (6) |
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*The Liberal and National totals include members of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and the Country Liberal Party (NT) who caucus with either the federal Liberals or Nationals. |