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|name = Janelle Saffin |
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| assembly = New South Wales Legislative |
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| term_start = 23 March 2019 |
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| constituency_AM = [[Electoral district of Lismore|Lismore]] |
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| predecessor = [[Thomas George (Australian politician)|Thomas George]] |
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|constituency_MP2 = [[Division of Page|Page]] |
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|term_start2 = 24 November 2007 |
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|term_end2 = 7 September 2013 |
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|predecessor2 = [[Ian Causley]] |
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|successor2 = [[Kevin Hogan (politician)|Kevin Hogan]] |
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|office3 = Member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Council]] |
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|term_start3 = 25 March 1995 |
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|term_end3 = 28 February 2003 |
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|birth_place = [[Ipswich, Queensland]] |
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|party = [[Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)|Labor Party]] |
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|profession = Teacher, lawyer |
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'''Janelle Anne Saffin''' (born 1 November 1954) is an [[Australian Labor Party]] politician. She has been the Member for [[Electoral district of Lismore|Lismore]] in the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] since 23 March 2019. She was the Member for [[Division of Page|Page]] in the [[Australian House of Representatives]] from 2007 to 2013, and a Member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Council]] from 1995 to 2003.<ref name= |
'''Janelle Anne Saffin''' (born 1 November 1954) is an [[Australian Labor Party]] politician. She has been the Member for [[Electoral district of Lismore|Lismore]] in the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] since 23 March 2019. She was the Member for [[Division of Page|Page]] in the [[Australian House of Representatives]] from 2007 to 2013, and a Member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Council]] from 1995 to 2003.<ref name="Janelle Saffin NSW parl">{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Ms Janelle Anne Saffin MP |id=2085 |former= |access-date=13 May 2019}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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==Political career== |
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Saffin ran as the Labor candidate for the seat of [[electoral district of Lismore|Lismore]] at the [[1991 New South Wales state election|1991 state election]], but was defeated by incumbent National Party MP [[Bill Rixon]]. Four years later, she contested and won preselection for the eighth and last winnable position on the Labor ticket for the Legislative Council at the [[1995 New South Wales state election|1995 state election]]. Labor's victory at the election thus saw her comfortably elected, albeit on preferences, on election day.<ref name="Janelle Saffin NSW parl"/> |
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Saffin is associated with the [[Socialist Left (Australia)|Socialist Left]] faction of the party throughout her term, and was involved in advocating for progressive causes both inside and outside of parliament. She took a particular interest in the fate of [[East Timor]] and [[Burma]], and was an official observer for the [[International Commission of Jurists]] at the 1999 independence referendum in East Timor. She is actively involved in feminist causes, and was one of only two Australian representatives at the Global Forum of Women Political Leaders in [[Manila]] in 2000. She also worked as an anti-nuclear campaigner, being involved in the campaigns against French nuclear testing in the Pacific and uranium mining at [[Jabiluka]]. She attempted to gain Labor preselection for a second term before the [[2003 New South Wales state election|2003 state election]], but was unsuccessful in gaining a winnable position on Labor’s ticket and subsequently was not re-elected. |
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Saffin had met East Timorese foreign minister [[José Ramos-Horta]] a number of times as an MP, and in 2004, having left politics, she moved to [[East Timor]] to take up a position as Ramos-Horta's chief political and legal advisor. She served in the role for three years assisting in the rebuilding of the country, staying with Ramos-Horta through his election first to [[Prime Minister of East Timor|Prime Minister]] and then [[President of East Timor|President]] in 2007. She resigned in early 2007, choosing to return to Australia for |
Saffin had met East Timorese foreign minister [[José Ramos-Horta]] a number of times as an MP, and in 2004, having left politics, she moved to [[East Timor]] to take up a position as Ramos-Horta's chief political and legal advisor. She served in the role for three years assisting in the rebuilding of the country, staying with Ramos-Horta through his election first to [[Prime Minister of East Timor|Prime Minister]] and then [[President of East Timor|President]] in 2007. She resigned in early 2007, choosing to return to Australia for family reasons and contest preselection for the National Party held federal seat of [[Division of Page|Page]], based around her home town of Lismore. She faced a difficult preselection contest against local mayor Ian Tiley, but emerged successful. |
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Saffin then faced a difficult contest in the general election against new National Party candidate [[Chris Gulaptis]], with previous member [[Ian Causley]] having decided to retire at the election. Causley had held the seat with a 5.5 |
Saffin then faced a difficult contest in the general election against new National Party candidate [[Chris Gulaptis]], with previous member [[Ian Causley]] having decided to retire at the election. Causley had held the seat with a 5.5-point margin, which saw the possibility of victory initially considered unlikely. However, as Labor continued to poll well in the seat, they began to supply more resources to the campaign, with the party's assistant secretary declaring Page to be a "target seat" in September. Saffin campaigned heavily on industrial relations, health and housing affordability, and received a 2PP swing of 7.8 points, beating the Nationals candidate on preferences. This resulted in Page being one of the first seats nationally to be declared on election night. Saffin was re-elected at the 2010 federal election with a further 1.8-point swing, against the national trend.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/elections/federal/2010/guide/page.htm|title = Page - 2010 Federal Election - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)|website = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]| date=27 February 2024 }}</ref> |
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On 21 March 2013 |
On 21 March 2013 Saffin resigned as Government Whip after an attempt to replace Prime Minister [[Julia Gillard]] with the previous Prime Minister [[Kevin Rudd]] failed.<ref name="Saffin aph">{{cite Au Parliament |mpid=HVY |name=Ms Janelle Saffin MP |access-date=2021-11-10}}</ref> The attempt foundered when [[Australian Labor Party leadership spill, March 2013|Rudd unexpectedly announced that he would not contest the position]]. Saffin had indicated support for Rudd.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/political-news/body-count-rudd-supporters-quit-their-posts-20130321-2giy3.html |title=Body count: Rudd supporters quit their posts |newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=22 March 2013}}</ref> |
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Saffin was defeated at the 2013 election |
Saffin was defeated at the 2013 election by Nationals candidate [[Kevin Hogan (politician)|Kevin Hogan]] in a rematch of the 2010 election. |
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At a TAFE rally on 23 September 2015, with Labor's Shadow Minister for Vocational Education, [[Sharon Bird]], |
At a TAFE rally on 23 September 2015, with Labor's Shadow Minister for Vocational Education, [[Sharon Bird]], Saffin announced that she would again contest the federal seat of Page at the 2016 election.<ref name="echo.net.au">{{cite web |url=http://www.echo.net.au/2015/09/labor-hero-saffin-returns-to-tackle-page/ |title=Labor's local hero Saffin returns to tackle Page |website=Echo |date=23 September 2015}}</ref> Despite achieving a small swing in her favour, Saffin was [[Results of the 2016 Australian federal election in New South Wales#Page|defeated by Kevin Hogan]] in their third consecutive election against each other.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/federal-election-2016/guide/page/?nw=0|title = Page - Australia Votes | Federal Election 2016 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)|website = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> |
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On 22 April 2018 Saffin won pre-selection to contest the NSW State seat of Lismore, which she won on 23 March 2019. This was one of just two seats Labor won off the Coalition in the election and represented the first time Labor had won the Lismore electorate since 1962.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2019/guide/lism|title = Lismore - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results|website = [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> In doing so, Saffin became the first woman to represent the seat. |
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On 22 April 2018 Saffin won preselection to contest the NSW State seat of Lismore, which she won on 23 March 2019. |
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Saffin received prominent media coverage during the [[2022 eastern Australia floods|2022 Lismore floods]], both for her support of residents stranded by the flood and where she was forced to swim through flood waters herself after being trapped by rising water at a friend’s home.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://amp.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/strewth/dam-lucky-lismore-mp-janelle-saffins-dramatic-flood-escape/news-story/f02df35c7911d04c7ea9adc83163cece|title = Dam lucky: MPS dramatic flood escape|date = March 2022}}</ref> |
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Saffin won re-election at the [[2023 New South Wales state election]] increasing her primary vote by over 19 points and delivering a 2PP swing of over 12 points in her favour, one of the largest swings in the state.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tenterfieldstar.com.au/story/8136661/saffin-win-in-local-electorate-leads-huge-swing-to-labor/ | title=Saffin win in local electorate leads huge swing to Labor | date=27 March 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2023/guide/lism | title=Lismore (Key Seat) - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results | website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] }}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 06:15, 4 April 2024
Janelle Saffin | |
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Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Lismore | |
Assumed office 23 March 2019 | |
Preceded by | Thomas George |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Page | |
In office 24 November 2007 – 7 September 2013 | |
Preceded by | Ian Causley |
Succeeded by | Kevin Hogan |
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council | |
In office 25 March 1995 – 28 February 2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ipswich, Queensland | 1 November 1954
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Labor Party |
Profession | Teacher, lawyer |
Website | janellesaffin |
Janelle Anne Saffin (born 1 November 1954) is an Australian Labor Party politician. She has been the Member for Lismore in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 23 March 2019. She was the Member for Page in the Australian House of Representatives from 2007 to 2013, and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1995 to 2003.[1]
Early life
[edit]Saffin was born into a working-class family in Ipswich in Queensland. She left school at thirteen, and worked in a range of unskilled jobs before gaining her Intermediate Certificate at TAFE. She moved to Lismore at the age of 24, and began working as the co-ordinator of a women's refuge. She also established a domestic violence liaison committee with the local police, which was the first of its kind outside Sydney. She later gained a teaching qualification at the Northern Rivers College of Advanced Education, and taught for a period before deciding to retrain as a lawyer and gaining a degree by correspondence from Macquarie University.
Political career
[edit]Saffin ran as the Labor candidate for the seat of Lismore at the 1991 state election, but was defeated by incumbent National Party MP Bill Rixon. Four years later, she contested and won preselection for the eighth and last winnable position on the Labor ticket for the Legislative Council at the 1995 state election. Labor's victory at the election thus saw her comfortably elected, albeit on preferences, on election day.[1]
Saffin is associated with the Socialist Left faction of the party throughout her term, and was involved in advocating for progressive causes both inside and outside of parliament. She took a particular interest in the fate of East Timor and Burma, and was an official observer for the International Commission of Jurists at the 1999 independence referendum in East Timor. She is actively involved in feminist causes, and was one of only two Australian representatives at the Global Forum of Women Political Leaders in Manila in 2000. She also worked as an anti-nuclear campaigner, being involved in the campaigns against French nuclear testing in the Pacific and uranium mining at Jabiluka. She attempted to gain Labor preselection for a second term before the 2003 state election, but was unsuccessful in gaining a winnable position on Labor’s ticket and subsequently was not re-elected.
Saffin had met East Timorese foreign minister José Ramos-Horta a number of times as an MP, and in 2004, having left politics, she moved to East Timor to take up a position as Ramos-Horta's chief political and legal advisor. She served in the role for three years assisting in the rebuilding of the country, staying with Ramos-Horta through his election first to Prime Minister and then President in 2007. She resigned in early 2007, choosing to return to Australia for family reasons and contest preselection for the National Party held federal seat of Page, based around her home town of Lismore. She faced a difficult preselection contest against local mayor Ian Tiley, but emerged successful.
Saffin then faced a difficult contest in the general election against new National Party candidate Chris Gulaptis, with previous member Ian Causley having decided to retire at the election. Causley had held the seat with a 5.5-point margin, which saw the possibility of victory initially considered unlikely. However, as Labor continued to poll well in the seat, they began to supply more resources to the campaign, with the party's assistant secretary declaring Page to be a "target seat" in September. Saffin campaigned heavily on industrial relations, health and housing affordability, and received a 2PP swing of 7.8 points, beating the Nationals candidate on preferences. This resulted in Page being one of the first seats nationally to be declared on election night. Saffin was re-elected at the 2010 federal election with a further 1.8-point swing, against the national trend.[2]
On 21 March 2013 Saffin resigned as Government Whip after an attempt to replace Prime Minister Julia Gillard with the previous Prime Minister Kevin Rudd failed.[3] The attempt foundered when Rudd unexpectedly announced that he would not contest the position. Saffin had indicated support for Rudd.[4]
Saffin was defeated at the 2013 election by Nationals candidate Kevin Hogan in a rematch of the 2010 election.
At a TAFE rally on 23 September 2015, with Labor's Shadow Minister for Vocational Education, Sharon Bird, Saffin announced that she would again contest the federal seat of Page at the 2016 election.[5] Despite achieving a small swing in her favour, Saffin was defeated by Kevin Hogan in their third consecutive election against each other.[6]
On 22 April 2018 Saffin won pre-selection to contest the NSW State seat of Lismore, which she won on 23 March 2019. This was one of just two seats Labor won off the Coalition in the election and represented the first time Labor had won the Lismore electorate since 1962.[7] In doing so, Saffin became the first woman to represent the seat.
Saffin received prominent media coverage during the 2022 Lismore floods, both for her support of residents stranded by the flood and where she was forced to swim through flood waters herself after being trapped by rising water at a friend’s home.[8]
Saffin won re-election at the 2023 New South Wales state election increasing her primary vote by over 19 points and delivering a 2PP swing of over 12 points in her favour, one of the largest swings in the state.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ms Janelle Anne Saffin MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Page - 2010 Federal Election - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Ms Janelle Saffin MP". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Body count: Rudd supporters quit their posts". The Sydney Morning Herald. 22 March 2013.
- ^ "Labor's local hero Saffin returns to tackle Page". Echo. 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Page - Australia Votes | Federal Election 2016 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Lismore - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
- ^ "Dam lucky: MPS dramatic flood escape". March 2022.
- ^ "Saffin win in local electorate leads huge swing to Labor". 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Lismore (Key Seat) - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
External links
[edit]- Australian Labor Party : Ms Janelle Saffin – Candidate for Page
- Where's Martin? – East Timor with North Coast expat Janelle Saffin.
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Council
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Page
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Australian feminists
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia
- Australian schoolteachers
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- Labor Left politicians
- Macquarie Law School alumni
- British emigrants to Australia
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