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'''Paul Andrew Kirby ''' (born 27 February 1966) is an Australian politician. He has been the Labor member for Port Darwin in the [[Northern Territory Legislative Assembly]] since 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nt-election-2016/guide/port/|title=Electorate: Port Darwin|website=abc.net.au|accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> |
'''Paul Andrew Kirby ''' (born 27 February 1966) is an Australian politician. He has been the [[Australian Labor Party (Northern Territory Branch)|Labor]] member for [[electoral division of Port Darwin|Port Darwin]] in the [[Northern Territory Legislative Assembly]] since 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nt-election-2016/guide/port/|title=Electorate: Port Darwin|website=abc.net.au|accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> |
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==Early life and career== |
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Kirby was the Northern Territory Organiser for the [[Electrical Trades Union of Australia]] Queensland and NT Branch before entering politics. |
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==Politics== |
==Politics== |
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Paul was elected into the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly in 2016 in the electoral division of Port Darwin, previously held by the retiring [[John Elferink]]. |
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Kirby was preselected as the Labor candidate for Port Darwin ahead of the [[2016 Northern Territory general election|2016 Territory election]]. The seat's incumbent, [[John Elferink]] of the [[Country Liberal Party]], was retiring. Port Darwin had historically been a CLP stronghold, having been in that party's hands for all but two terms of its entire existence. Labor had only won it once, and only on a knife-edge, during its [[2005 Northern Territory general election|2005 landslide]]. Going into the 2016 election, Port Darwin had a notional CLP majority of 9.7 percent after the redistribution, which would have made it a fairly safe CLP seat under normal circumstances. |
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However, the CLP had been sinking in the polls for some time, particularly in the Darwin area. Additionally, it no longer had the advantage of Elferink's incumbency. On election night, the CLP lost over 19 percent of its primary vote from 2012 amid its near-total meltdown in the capital. This allowed Kirby to take the seat on a swing of 12.5 percent, becoming only the second Labor member ever to win it. He was reelected in [[2020 Northern Territory general election|2020]], becoming the first Labor MP to win a second term in Port Darwin. |
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Kirby was appointed to the [[Gunner Ministry#Fourth ministry|cabinet]] after the [[2020 Northern Territory general election|2020 election]] with the portfolios of Small Business, Jobs and Training, Corporate and Digital Development, Public Employment, Veterans Affairs and Recreational Fishing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=September 16, 2020|title=The Cabinet|url=https://nt.gov.au/about-government/the-cabinet|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=September 25, 2020|website=Northern Territory Government information and services}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:34, 27 September 2023
Paul Kirby | |
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Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Port Darwin | |
Assumed office 27 August 2016 | |
Preceded by | John Elferink |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 February 1966 |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Labor Party |
Occupation | Trade union organiser |
Paul Andrew Kirby (born 27 February 1966) is an Australian politician. He has been the Labor member for Port Darwin in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016.[1]
Early life and career
Kirby was the Northern Territory Organiser for the Electrical Trades Union of Australia Queensland and NT Branch before entering politics.
Politics
Years | Term | Electoral division | Party | |
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2016–2020 | 13th | Port Darwin | Labor | |
2020–present | 14th | Port Darwin | Labor |
Kirby was preselected as the Labor candidate for Port Darwin ahead of the 2016 Territory election. The seat's incumbent, John Elferink of the Country Liberal Party, was retiring. Port Darwin had historically been a CLP stronghold, having been in that party's hands for all but two terms of its entire existence. Labor had only won it once, and only on a knife-edge, during its 2005 landslide. Going into the 2016 election, Port Darwin had a notional CLP majority of 9.7 percent after the redistribution, which would have made it a fairly safe CLP seat under normal circumstances.
However, the CLP had been sinking in the polls for some time, particularly in the Darwin area. Additionally, it no longer had the advantage of Elferink's incumbency. On election night, the CLP lost over 19 percent of its primary vote from 2012 amid its near-total meltdown in the capital. This allowed Kirby to take the seat on a swing of 12.5 percent, becoming only the second Labor member ever to win it. He was reelected in 2020, becoming the first Labor MP to win a second term in Port Darwin.
Kirby was appointed to the cabinet after the 2020 election with the portfolios of Small Business, Jobs and Training, Corporate and Digital Development, Public Employment, Veterans Affairs and Recreational Fishing.[2]
References
- ^ "Electorate: Port Darwin". abc.net.au. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ "The Cabinet". Northern Territory Government information and services. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.