Adrian Tantari
Adrian Tantari MP | |
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Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Hervey Bay | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 31 October 2020 | |
Preceded by | Ted Sorensen |
Personal details | |
Born | (1961-03-15) 15 March 1961 (age 63) Altona, Victoria, Australia |
Political party | Labor |
Adrian Tantari (born 15 March 1961) is an Australian politician, a member of the Labor Party, and was elected as the representative of Hervey Bay, Queensland, at the 2020 Queensland state election. The seat of Hervey Bay has had three Australian Labor Party, a One Nation Party and a National/Liberal National Party members since its inception. At the 2020 election, the seat was considered a "safe" seat for the Liberal National Party of Queensland, who had held the seat since 2009.[1][2][3][4]
Biography
Tantari was born in 1961, in Altona, Victoria, to an Italian family. His father immigrated to Australia after World War Two at the age of 17. Tantari is divorced and has 3 adult children.[2] Prior to the 2020 election, Tantari has lived on the Fraser Coast for over 23 years and was the Labor candidate in the 2017 Queensland state election.[1] Locally, he is a member of the Hervey Bay Historical Society, the Hervey Bay Boat Club, and the Fraser Coast Bicycle Users Group.[2]
Political career
2017 state election
In 2017, Tantari was the Labor Party candidate for Hervey Bay. He received 29.1% of the primary vote, behind the Liberal National candidate, Ted Sorensen, who received 37.7% of the primary vote. After preferences, Tantari received 40.9% of the vote to Sorensen's 59.1%.[1]
Tantari's 2017 campaign emphasised growing the region's educational institutions and gaining better infrastructure for the growing city.[5]
2020 state election
In his 2020 campaign, Tantari again emphasised growing the region's educational institutions and gaining better infrastructure for the growing city. Tantari also called for the re-establishment of the Ministerial Regional Community Forums to help bolster the economic significance of the region.[2]
Prior to the 2020 Queensland state election, the seat of Hervey Bay was treated as a "safe" seat for the Liberal Nationals.[6] In the final result, Tantari gained over an 11% swing, securing the seat for Labor.[1]
Parliamentary Activities
Tantari is a member of the Queensland Parliament's Economics and Governance Committee.
Former member of the Queensland Parliament's Parliamentary Crime and Conduct Committee
References
- ^ a b c d "Hervey Bay - QLD Election 2020 Electorate, Candidates, Results | QLD Votes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News.
- ^ a b c d "Get To Know Your Candidates: Adrian Tantari". Fraser Coast Chronicle.
- ^ Walker, Carlie. "Twitter reacts to close election race in Hervey Bay". Noosa News.
- ^ "Mr Adrian Tantari". Parliament of Queensland.
- ^ Antrobus, Blake. "Labor candidate Adrian Tantari outlines his policies". Daily Mercury.
- ^ "How One Nation propelled Labor to victory". Northern Star.
External links
- Official profile on the Labor Party website
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Preceded by Ted Sorensen | Member for Hervey Bay 2020–present | Incumbent |
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