Stuart Aubrey
Stuart Aubrey | |
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| Member of theWestern Australian Legislative AssemblyforScarborough | |
| Assumed office 13 March 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Liza Harvey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 December 1990 Pinjarra,Western Australia,Australia[1] |
| Political party | Labor(since 2011) |
| Education | Frederick Irwin Anglican School |
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| Website | www |
Stuart Neil Aubrey(born 28 December 1990)[1]is an Australian politician and former electrician, who was elected as aLabormember forScarboroughin theWestern Australian Legislative Assemblyat the2021 state election.
Early life and education
[edit]Stuart Aubrey was born on 28 December 1990 inPinjarra, Western Australia,to Ronald Edward Aubrey, a mathematics teacher, and Christine Anne Aubrey, a disability support worker. He attended North Mandurah Primary School andFrederick Irwin Anglican School,completing up to year 11. He later did a Certificate IV in Adult Preparation Studies, which is equivalent to year 12, atTuart College.[2]
Career
[edit]Aubrey worked for almost seven years as afly-in fly-out(FIFO) electrician in the resources industry.[3][4]He joined the Labor party in 2011,[2]when he was 21. He has also worked as a Labor staffer, including forRoger Cook[5]andJohn Carey.[2]
Politics
[edit]2021 election campaign
[edit]In the2021 state election,Aubrey contested the seat ofScarboroughas aLaborcandidate, going up against formerLiberal PartyleaderLiza Harvey.Scarborough was watched closely during the campaign, as it was held by the formal Liberal leader, and it was a possible seat for Labor to win. On 13 March 2021, Aubrey won the seat of Scarborough with a 16.2% swing towards him.[3][4][6][7]
Political views
[edit]Aubrey is one of six Labor MPs in the current state parliament that is not factionally aligned as of 2021.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Aubrey volunteers at theScarboroughSurf Life Saving Club.[3][4]He is anatheist[2]and is one of six openly LGBT MPs elected to parliament after the2021 state election.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Mr Stuart Neil Aubrey MLA".Parliament of Western Australia.Retrieved1 April2021.
- ^abcd"Mr Stuart Neil Aubrey".Parliament of Western Australia.Retrieved4 January2022.
- ^abc"Scarborough".ABC News.Retrieved14 March2021.
- ^abc"Stuart Aubrey".WA Labor.Retrieved14 March2021.
- ^Mennell, Jason; Elton, Charlotte; Ryan, Kate; Hiatt, Bethany; Dietsch, Jake."State election 2021: Meet the new WA Labor MPs who have taken over Liberal strongholds".The West Australian.Retrieved15 March2021.
- ^Raphael, Angie."Key seats to watch in the WA election as Labor looks to extend its dominance".Perth Now.Retrieved14 March2021.
- ^Kagi, Jacob."WA election: Dawesville, Hillarys, Darling Range and Scarborough among seats to watch".ABC News.Retrieved14 March2021.
- ^de Kruijff, Peter (15 March 2021)."What are WA Labor's factions and who sits where?".WAtoday.Retrieved17 January2022.
- ^Fiore, Briana."Albany goes from conversion therapy to one of Australia's biggest regional Pride festivals".ABC News.Retrieved6 March2023.