Joe Bullock

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Joe Bullock
Senator for Western Australia
In office
1 July 2014 –13 April 2016

The Labor member for Perth Alannah MacTiernan criticised Bullock for the power which he and other union secretaries wielded within the party, at the expense of ordinary members and union delegates. [8] The former Labor member for Bassendean, Martin Whitely was also critical of Bullock for allegedly turning his back on a "welcome to country" ceremony, as well as his undue influence within the party, saying in Parliament "I frankly do not believe that Joe Bullock does much that is motivated by the interests of his members; I think Joe does what is in Joe's best interests". [3] Whitely quit the Labor party in 2013 in protest over Bullock's pre-selection for the federal Senate election that year. [9]

During the campaign for the 2014 WA Senate election, details of Bullock's speech given at a function in November 2013 were made public. In the speech, Bullock criticised fellow senate candidate Louise Pratt and described some members of the Labor Party as "untrustworthy" and "mad." Bullock issued an apology before the election. [10]

Bullock was blamed by figures from Labor's left faction for the party's poor showing in the Senate re-vote. United Voice, a left-wing union, called for Bullock to resign his Senate place. [11] Alannah MacTiernan accused Bullock of costing the party votes. "There are booths that six months ago we were leading and now we're coming third," she said. "We need people who can sell the message; we need to make sure we have people capable of inspiring people." Former Senator Chris Evans said "there's no question that the Labor Party has a serious problem with its preselection processes, particularly in Western Australia." [12]

Pratt issued a statement saying: "It is a blow to progressive voters that I would be replaced in the Senate by someone who I have known for many years to be deeply homophobic, to be anti-choice and, [it] has recently emerged, disloyal to the very party he has been elected to represent. Far from my views on these issues being fringe as he has claimed, it is Joe Bullock and other members of the SDA leadership who are on the fringe of mainstream views." [13]

Personal life

Bullock is a member of the Anglican Church. His wife, Helen Bullock, represented the Mining and Pastoral region in the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 2009 to her retirement in 2013. [14] Unusually for a Labor Party politician, Bullock is opposed to Australian republicanism, and spoke at the 2014 national conference of the Australian Monarchist League. [15]

In May 2018, Bullock moved to Launceston, Tasmania and joined the Liberal Party. [16]

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  2. ↑ Jerga, Josh (26 June 2011). "WA Labor backs same-sex marriage". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 Graham, Larry (22 April 2013). "Nothing average about Joe's senate bid". WAToday.com.au. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Crook, Andrew (12 April 2013). "Louise Pratt shafted in WA Labor Senate battle". Crikey. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Labor senator quits citing same-sex vote". 1 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "Bullock sends a history lesson". 15 April 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "Former Senator Joe Bullock".
  8. ↑ Thomas, Beatrice (3 April 2013). "MacTiernan blasts ALP power play". The West Australian. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Spagnolo, Joe (20 April 2013). "ALP's herd mentality". perthnow.com.au. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  10. ↑ "WA Senate election: Labor powerbroker Joe Bullock sorry over attack on Louise Pratt". ABC News. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  11. ↑ "Joe Bullock rejects United Voice union's call to relinquish WA Senate position over 'inexcusable' speech". ABC News. 10 April 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Don't Blame Joe Bullock for Labor's Flop". 7 April 2014.
  13. ↑ "Louise Pratt lashes 'deeply homophobic, disloyal' Labor colleague Joe Bullock". 16 April 2014.
  14. ↑ Rebecca Carmody (11 February 2013). "Tough fight expected for Labor senate pre-selection" – Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  15. ↑ Nick Butterly (13 November 2014). "Bullock speaks against republic push" – The West Australian. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  16. ↑ "'Lonely' former Labor senator Joe Bullock defects to Liberals". ABC News. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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