Matt Kean
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Matthew John "Matt" Kean MP, an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
representing Hornsby
for the Liberal Party
since 2011
.
. He is a chartered accountant
and worked for Pricewaterhouse Coopers. A Vice-President of the Young Liberals
, Kean has been a member of the Liberal Party since 2001.
, Kean contested pre-selection for the safe Liberal seat against Hornsby
Mayor
, Nick Berman, and Hornsby Councillor
, Steve Russell. Kean won endorsement and Berman announced his decision to resign from the Liberal Party and run against Kean as an independent
candidate at the 2011 State election. At the election, Kean was elected, however the party suffered a swing of 3.5 per cent. Kean won the seat with 62.1 per cent of the vote on a two party preferred basis with Berman being his main contestor.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
representing Hornsby
Electoral district of Hornsby
Hornsby is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Hornsby is one of two post-1927 electorates to have never been held by the Labor party and always by the Liberals, a predecessor party to the Liberals, or an independent, the other such district...
for 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...
since 2011
New South Wales state election, 2011
Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...
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Early years and background
Kean grew up in the Hornsby area and was educated at Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview and the University of Technology, SydneyUniversity of Technology, Sydney
The University of Technology Sydney is a university in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The university was founded in its current form in 1981, although its origins trace back to the 1870s. UTS is notable for its central location as the only university with its main campuses within the Sydney CBD...
. He is a chartered accountant
Chartered Accountant
Chartered Accountants were the first accountants to form a professional body, initially established in Britain in 1854. The Edinburgh Society of Accountants , the Glasgow Institute of Accountants and Actuaries and the Aberdeen Society of Accountants were each granted a royal charter almost from...
and worked for Pricewaterhouse Coopers. A Vice-President of the Young Liberals
Young Liberals
Young Liberals can mean the following:*Young Liberals , the youth wing of the Liberal Party of Australia* Young Liberals , a liberal party in Austria...
, Kean has been a member of the Liberal Party since 2001.
Political career
Following announcement of the retirement of the sitting member, Judy HopwoodJudy Hopwood
Judith "Judy" Hopwood , a former Australian politician, was a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Hornsby for Liberal Party of Australia between 2002 and 2011....
, Kean contested pre-selection for the safe Liberal seat against Hornsby
Hornsby Shire
Hornsby Shire is a Local Government Area in the Northern region of Sydney, Australia. The Shire stretches from the suburb of Eastwood in the south to the Hawkesbury River town of Wisemans Ferry, some to the north...
Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
, Nick Berman, and Hornsby Councillor
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
, Steve Russell. Kean won endorsement and Berman announced his decision to resign from the Liberal Party and run against Kean as an independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
candidate at the 2011 State election. At the election, Kean was elected, however the party suffered a swing of 3.5 per cent. Kean won the seat with 62.1 per cent of the vote on a two party preferred basis with Berman being his main contestor.
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- Mr (Matt) Matthew John KEAN, MP - Parliament of New South WalesParliament of New South WalesThe Parliament of New South Wales, located in Parliament House on Macquarie Street, Sydney, is the main legislative body in the Australian state of New South Wales . It is a bicameral parliament elected by the people of the state in general elections. The parliament shares law making powers with...
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