Stephen Bates

For the American law enforcement officer from Vermont, see Stephen Bates (sheriff).

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Stephen Bates MP
Bates in 2020
Member of the Australian Parliament for Brisbane		Position	Votes	%	±%	Result
2020	Stafford		Greens	5,578	16.43	1.85	Third	Excluded
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House of Representatives ^[10]

Year	Electorate	Party		First Preference Result				Two Candidate Result
				Votes	%	±%	Position	Votes	%	±%	Result
2022	Brisbane		Greens	29,641	27.24	4.87	Third	58,460	53.73	53.73	Elected
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Personal life

Bates is openly gay and joined the Greens on the night of the 2019 Federal election. He graduated UQ with a Bachelor of Social Science with a major in social and public policy. ^[11]

References

1. "QUALIFICATION CHECKLIST" (PDF). Australian Electoral Commission . Retrieved 31 May 2022.
2. Agius, Kym; Briggs, Casey (28 May 2022). "Greens' Stephen Bates wins the seat of Brisbane in the federal election". ABC.
3. "Greens win the seat of Brisbane, ABC election analyst Antony Green says". ABC News. 28 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
4. "About Me". Stephen Bates: Greens for Brisbane. Australian Greens.
5. "Stephen Bates – Greens for Brisbane". Facebook.
6. Fry, Courtney (30 May 2022). "Greens MP-Elect Stephen Bates Has A Couple More Retail Shifts To Pull Before Going To Canberra". Pedestrian. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
7. Shepherd, Tory (5 May 2022). "Australian Greens party Grindr election ad: a gifted strategy or just grating?". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
8. Hansford, Amelia (30 May 2022). "Newly-minted Australian Greens MP Stephen Bates has attributed his election success to a vivacious Grindr ad campaign". Pink News. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
9. "2020 State General Election". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
10. "Brisbane, QLD - AEC Tally Room". AEC Tally Room. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
11. Bowman, Jan (19 May 2022). "Could the LGBTQI Vote Make a Difference in Brisbane". Westender. Retrieved 28 May 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Stephen Bates' profile on the Queensland Greens website
• Stephen Bates' profile on the Parliament of Australia website
• Media related to Stephen Bates at Wikimedia Commons

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Trevor Evans	Member for Brisbane 2022–present	Incumbent