Glenn Butcher (politician)
| Glenn Butcher MP | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Gladstone | |
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Assumed office 31 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Liz Cunningham |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 April 1972 Gladstone, Queensland |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Mechanical fitter and machinist |
Glenn James Butcher (born 15 April 1972) is an Australian politician. He has been the Labor member for Gladstone in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015. The seat had been held by retiring independent MP Liz Cunningham since 1995.
Butcher had previously attempted to win the seat in 2012, losing to Cunningham. However, Gladstone has been a Labor stronghold for over a century, and most calculations of "traditional" two-party matchups (Labor vs. National/LNP) during her tenure showed it as a safe Labor seat. As evidence of Labor's strength in the seat, Labor would have held it on a comfortably safe margin of 11 percent in a traditional two-party contest. For this reason, Butcher's victory was not considered an upset; it had been widely expected for some time that the seat would revert to Labor once Cunningham retired.[1]
References
- ↑ Green, Antony. "Gladstone". Queensland Election 2015. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
| Parliament of Queensland | ||
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| Preceded by Liz Cunningham |
Member for Gladstone 2015–present |
Incumbent |