Christopher Douglas Haviland (born 27 February 1952) is an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he has worked as a public servant with the Commonwealth Department of Health, a teacher, a maths tutor and an umpire for Sydney Grade Cricket.[1][2] He was district cricketer in Sydney and Perth.[3] He is a leading activist for party democratisation and is an active member of the progressive Left faction.[4] He is the New South Wales State Convenor of grassroots party reform organisation Local Labor.[5] Since 2014, Chris Haviland has been an active member of the New South Wales Labor Party Administrative Committee [6] and is currently the President of the Hawkesbury Branch of the Australian Labor Party.
Chris Haviland | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Macarthur | |
| In office 13 March 1993 – 29 January 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Martin |
| Succeeded by | John Fahey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1952 Sydney, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Relations | Stanley Haviland (great uncle) |
| Residence | Windsor, New South Wales |
Local government edit
In 1987, Haviland was elected to Campbelltown City Council.[1][2]
In 1991, he was elected to the Executive of the NSW Local Government Association.[2][7]
Federal politics edit
In 1993, Haviland was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Macarthur, succeeding Stephen Martin, who contested Cunningham instead.[1][2] In 1996, however, he lost his Labor endorsement and retired from politics.[8][1][2]
Haviland was also a two-time Labor candidate for the safe Liberal seat of Bradfield. In the 2019 Australian federal election Haviland achieved 33.4% on the two-party preferred vote and a 4.5% swing which was notably the highest swing to the Australian Labor Party in any electorate within NSW.[9][10][11][12] [13][14]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Bradfield - Australia Votes | Federal Election 2013 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Biography for HAVILAND, Christopher Douglas". parlinfo.aph.gov.au. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "OurSay - Community Engagement". OurSay. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ Kriz, Georgia (23 February 2018). "Chris Haviland – Candidate for Bradfield". NSW Left. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "About – Local Labor". Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "NSW Labor Administrative Committee". NSWLabor. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
- ^ "OurSay - Community Engagement". OurSay. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
- ^ "Bradfield – Australia Votes – Federal Election 2013 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "NSW Labor - People". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ "Labor announce ex-Macarthur MP Chris Haviland as Bradfield candidate". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Bradfield – Australia 2013". tallyroom.com.au. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Bradfield – Australia 2019". The Tally Room. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "Bradfield – Australia Votes – Federal Election 2019 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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