Your Politicians
Belconnen is in the Federal division of Fraser; the
current member is Andrew Leigh, MP Australian Labor
Party. In the Senate, which includes the whole ACT,
the members are Senator Kate Lundy (Australian Labor
Party) and Senator Gary Humphries (Liberal Party). The
ACT Legislative Assembly Belconnen is represented in
the electorate of Ginninderra. The members are:
- Dr Chris Bourke (ALP)
- Ms Meredith Hunter (Green) (Greens party leader)
- Ms Mary Porter (ALP)
- Mr Alistair Coe (Lib)
- Mrs Vicki Dunne (Lib)
Contacting politicians
| Member |
Level of Government/Electorate |
Telephone |
Web |
| Andrew Leigh |
Federal House of Reps/Fraser |
6247 4396
|
www.andrewleigh.com |
| Gary Humphries |
Federal Senate/ACT |
6247 6444 |
Click
here |
| Kate Lundy |
Federal Senate/ACT |
6230 0411 |
Click
here |
| Chris Bourke |
ACTLA/Ginninderra |
132281* |
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| Meredith Hunter |
ACTLA/Ginninderra |
132281 |
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| Mary Porter |
ACTLA/Ginninderra |
132281 |
Click
here |
| Alistair Coe |
ACTLA/Ginninderra |
132281 |
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| Vicki Dunne |
ACTLA/Ginninderra |
132281 |
Click
here |
About new member Chris Bourke
A dentist by profession Chris until recently had a
practise in Civic. Chris had stood and won preselection
for the ACT Legislative Assembly in 2008. He was part
of an ALP team of five for the seat of Ginninderra.
He was not elected. At the election (October 2008) only
two ALP candidates were elected, Chief Minister Jon
Stanhope and sitting member Mary Porter. He has been
a member of the ALP since 1989 and had been active in
ALP affairs for many years at all levels including delegate
to National Conference in 2007. As a person of indigenous
background he was the deputy convenor of the National
Indigenous Labor network. Outside of the ALP he is active
in a wide number of professional committees and community
organisations. One of which included the public speaking
club, Rostrum in which he won the award - speaker of
the year in 2010. Chris was appointed Minister for Education
in November 2011.
*Canberra Connect-just ask for member you wish to speak
to.
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