Mark Parton

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Mark Parton
MLA
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly
for Brindabella
Assumed office
15 October 2016
Personal details
Born (1966-09-24) 24 September 1966 (age 57)
York, Western Australia
Political party Liberal Party
OccupationPolitician

Mark Stuart Parton is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016, representing the electorate of Brindabella. [1] He was a long-running local radio announcer on 2CC before entering politics. [2] [3]

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Political views

On 19 April 2023, Parton became one of two ACT Liberals to announce his support for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, putting him at odds with ACT Liberal deputy leader Jeremy Hanson and federal Liberal leader Peter Dutton. He had previously leaned towards a No vote in the referendum though changed his mind after discussions with the Noongar communities in Western Australia. Parton himself has Noongar heritage, but "[does] not identify as Aboriginal". [4]

Personal life

Parton was born on 24 September 1966 in York, Western Australia. [1] He is married, with three children and three step-children. [5] [6]

Before entering parliament, he ran a marketing business. He had worked in commercial radio for 30 years, starting at age 17 in 6AM in Northam, Western Australia, and working in several different states, with the last 16 years in breakfast programs in Canberra on 2CC. [5] [7] [8]

He has long been aware of having Aboriginal heritage, but in 2022 researched his family history to find the details. [9]

Parton has admitted to having a caffeine addiction. [10]

Parton is a frequent user of the social media platform TikTok, [11] and was briefly ejected from ACT's parliament after releasing a video that was alleged to breach parliamentary filming rules. [12]

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References

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