Mary Aldred

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Mary Aldred
MP
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Monash
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 May 2025 (2025-05-03)
Website www.liberal.org.au/team/mary-aldred/

Mary Aldred (born 9 March 1983) [1] is an Australian politician from the Liberal Party. [2] She is a member of the Australian Parliament for the Division of Monash after winning the seat in the 2025 Australian federal election. [3] On 12 November 2023, Aldred beat Russell Broadbent for the Liberal preselection. [4] She went on to defeat Broadbent and the Labor candidate to retain Monash for the Liberals at the 2025 federal election. Aldred endorsed Sussan Ley in the 2025 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election. [5]

Aldred was the founding CEO of the Committee for Gippsland and has been CEO of the Franchise Council of Australia. [6]

Personal life

Aldred is the daughter of Ken Aldred, who was also a Liberal Party federal MP between 1975 and 1980 and between 1983 and 1996. [7]

References

  1. ↑ "Ms Mary Aldred MP". Australian Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  2. ↑ "House of Representatives division information". Australian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Monash (Key Seat) Federal Election 2025 Results". www.abc.net.au. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Spencer, Millicent (12 November 2023). "Veteran Liberal MP Russell Broadbent loses Monash preselection battle to Mary Aldred". ABC News . Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023. Long-serving MP for the federal seat of Monash Russell Broadbent has lost his preselection battle to Mary Aldred, a government relations executive at Fujitsu
  5. ↑ Sakkal, Paul (12 May 2025). "Littleproud sees off challenger and Ley thinks she has the numbers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Liberal Party predicted to retain Victorian seat of Monash". ABC News. 12 May 2025. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Sakkal, Paul; Rooney, Kieran (14 November 2023). "Veteran Liberal Party MP Russell Broadbent quits party, moves to crossbench". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 7 February 2025. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
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Preceded by Member for Monash
2025–present		Incumbent


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