Chris Hayes (politician)
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Christopher Patrick "Chris" Hayes (born 17 July 1955), Australian Labor Party
politician
, was elected to the Australian House of Representatives
on 19 March 2005 in a by-election
for the Division of Werriwa
, New South Wales
, succeeding former party leader Mark Latham
.
Hayes was educated at De La Salle College, Revesby
, and Sydney University. He has a Diploma in Labour Relations and Law. He was an industrial officer with the Public Service Professional Officers Association and then with the Australian Workers Union from 1978 to 1995, then Assistant National Secretary of the Police Federation of Australia and New Zealand from 1997 to 1999. Since 1999 he has run his own business advising companies and unions on mediation issues.
At the 2005 Werriwa by-election
Hayes polled 55.54 percent of the primary vote, a 2.90 percent increase from the October 2004 election. This was seen as a good result for Labor, although the Liberal Party
did not contest the by-election. At the 2010 federal election he moved to the seat of Fowler
following a redistribution to allow Laurie Ferguson
, whose seat of Reid
had been substantially changed, to contest Werriwa.
Australian Labor Party
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politician
Politician
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, was elected to the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
on 19 March 2005 in a by-election
Werriwa by-election, 2005
A by-election was held in the Werriwa electorate in south-western Sydney on 19 March 2005, after the resignation of Labor MP Mark Latham, who had represented the electorate since 1994...
for the Division of Werriwa
Division of Werriwa
The Division of Werriwa is a Federal Electoral Division for the Australian House of Representatives.The name Werriwa derives from a local Aboriginal name for Lake George, which was located in the division when it was established in 1900. The division was one of the original 75 divisions first...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, succeeding former party leader Mark Latham
Mark Latham
Mark William Latham , an author and former Australian politician, was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005....
.
Hayes was educated at De La Salle College, Revesby
Revesby, New South Wales
Revesby, a suburb of local government area City of Bankstown, is located 22 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, and is a part of the South-western Sydney region....
, and Sydney University. He has a Diploma in Labour Relations and Law. He was an industrial officer with the Public Service Professional Officers Association and then with the Australian Workers Union from 1978 to 1995, then Assistant National Secretary of the Police Federation of Australia and New Zealand from 1997 to 1999. Since 1999 he has run his own business advising companies and unions on mediation issues.
At the 2005 Werriwa by-election
Werriwa by-election, 2005
A by-election was held in the Werriwa electorate in south-western Sydney on 19 March 2005, after the resignation of Labor MP Mark Latham, who had represented the electorate since 1994...
Hayes polled 55.54 percent of the primary vote, a 2.90 percent increase from the October 2004 election. This was seen as a good result for Labor, although the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
did not contest the by-election. At the 2010 federal election he moved to the seat of Fowler
Division of Fowler
The Division of Fowler is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. It includes the suburbs of Ashcroft, Austral, Bonnyrigg, Bonnyrigg Heights, Busby, Cabramatta, Cabramatta West, Canley Heights, Canley Vale, Cartwright, Cecil Hills, Cecil Park, Edensor Park, Green Valley, Greenfield...
following a redistribution to allow Laurie Ferguson
Laurie Ferguson
Laurie Donald Thomas Ferguson , Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1990, representing Reid until 2010 and Werriwa thereafter, both in New South Wales. He was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and grew up in the...
, whose seat of Reid
Division of Reid
The Division of Reid is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the western suburbs of Sydney, and includes the suburbs of Abbotsford, Auburn , Berala , Breakfast Point, Burwood , Cabarita, Canada Bay, Chiswick, Concord, Concord West, Croydon , Drummoyne,...
had been substantially changed, to contest Werriwa.