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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>


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Paul was the Northern Territory Organiser for the [[Electrical Trades Union of Australia]] Queensland and NT Branch before being elected to the [[Electoral division of Port Darwin]] at the [[Northern Territory general election, 2016]].
Kirby was the Northern Territory Organiser for the [[Electrical Trades Union of Australia]] Queensland and NT Branch before entering politics.


==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.

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.

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>


==References==
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Revision as of 14:34, 27 September 2023

The Honourable
Paul Kirby
MLA
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Port Darwin
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 August 2016
Preceded byJohn Elferink
Personal details
Born (1966-02-27) 27 February 1966 (age 58)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor Party
OccupationTrade 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

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Years Term Electoral division Party
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

  1. ^ "Electorate: Port Darwin". abc.net.au. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ^ "The Cabinet". Northern Territory Government information and services. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Member for Port Darwin
2016–present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Primary Industry and Resources
2019–present 		Incumbent


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