Warwick Desmond Stacey (born 19 November 1952) is an Australian politician and former army officer. He was elected to the Senate at the 2025 federal election as One Nation's lead Senate candidate in New South Wales,to a six-year term beginning on 1 July 2025. Stacey resigned on 19 August 2025 due to personal health issues.[1]
After leaving the military he worked as a "contract officer on military projects in the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent" and later became a crisis and risk management focusing on "incidents of kidnap for ransom,extortion,maritime piracy,product extortion and contamination,and related life-threatening crises".[6] He worked for Control Risks Group,Pinkerton,Aegis Defence Services and Steve Vickers Associates.[5]
Politics
Stacey has written for Spectator Australia and has been described by David Flint as "long prominent in the defence of our constitutional monarchy".[5]
Stacey was elected to the Senate at the 2025 federal election,to a six-year term beginning on 1 July 2025.[9] He was One Nation's lead Senate candidate in New South Wales.[10]
Stacey resigned from the Senate on 19 August 2025,having only sat in Parliament for two sitting weeks. Stacey's resignation was due to personal health issues,which he stated would prevent him from dedicating himself to the role of a senator.[11][12] His resignation made him the fourth-shortest-serving member of the Parliament of Australia in history and the shortest-serving MP or senator in the 21st century.[13]
In September 2025,One Nation announced that they would appoint Sean Bell,a former political advisor to Pauline Hanson,as Stacey's successor.[14]
↑ "BIRTHS". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 December 1952. p.38. Archived from the original on 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025. STACEY − November 19, to Dr. and Mrs Noel Stacey, of Epping and Armidale − twin sons (Warwick Desmond and Peter Harding)
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