Mary Doyle
Mary Doyle | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Aston | |
| Assumed office 1 April 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Tudge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 June 1970 Echuca, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Committees | Social Policy and Legal Affairs |
Mary Judith Jacinta Doyle (born 26 June 1970)[1][2] is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the Parliament of Australia representing the Federal Division of Aston since a by-election on 1 April 2023, held to replace former Liberal member Alan Tudge. Doyle is the first woman to hold the seat of Aston since its creation in 1984.[3]
Early Life
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Doyle is the youngest of nine children.[4][5] She was born and raised in Echuca[5][4], where her family lived in public housing[1]. Doyle attended secondary school in Bendigo.[1] At the age of 17, Doyle moved to suburban Melbourne.[4][5]
Doyle attended TAFE to study Performing Arts.[4] She is a singer and a performer.[4] In the 1990s she was active in the local Melbourne music scene as a singer.[4] She was a vocalist in Australian indie bands The Late Mail[6] and The Beautiful Few.[7] She also plays the ukulele.
In 2010, Doyle appeared on the Australian television soap opera Neighbours[8]. She was a contestant on RocKwiz in 2012.
In 1995 when she was 25, Doyle was diagnosed with breast cancer. She made a successful recovery. [4]
Politics
[edit]Doyle previously contested the seat in the 2022 federal election.[9] Due to the timing of the by-election and the coronation of King Charles III, Doyle was the first member of the federal parliament to be sworn in under a king since 1951.[10]
The result of the by-election marked the first time since 1920 that a government has won a by-election from the opposition.[11] At the start of the by-election, Doyle lived in the suburb of Mitcham, located in the neighbouring Deakin electorate.[12][13] She now lives in Wantirna South, within the electorate.
Personal Life
[edit]Doyle was married in 1998.[4] She has a son and a daughter.[4][5] She was divorced in 2016[1], raising her children as a single mother. She is also guardian to her great-niece.[4][5]
Doyle is a member of the Australian Services Union and the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Smethurst, Annika (17 March 2023). "Labor candidate's push for 'more ordinary people in parliament'". The Age. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Ms Mary Doyle MP". www.aph.gov.au. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "The seat of Aston has never been held by a woman. Labor's Mary Doyle is about to change that". SBS News. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "About Mary". www.marydoyle.com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Mary Doyle – Labor for Aston". alp.org.au. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ "The Late Mail: Climb Into The Light, by Sound As Ever (Australian Indie 90-99)". Sound As Ever (Australian Indie 90-99). Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "The Beautiful Few". Discogs. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ Maiden, Samantha (2 April 2023). "Aston byelection winner, Labor candidate Mary Doyle, once appeared in Neighbours". news.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ "Aston By-election 2023 Results". abc.net.au. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ Hevesi, Bryant; 2023 – 2:45pm (1 May 2023). "Why Mary Doyle's swearing in as Aston MP will be a historic occasion". skynews. Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The seat of Aston has never been held by a woman. Labor's Mary Doyle is about to change that". SBS News. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
- ^ Kolovos, Benita; Lee, Jane (30 March 2023). "Aston byelection: voters in the former Liberal stronghold hold Peter Dutton's future in their hands". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
- ^ Ransley, Ellen (22 February 2023). "Awkward detail in fight for Alan Tudge's seat as candidates fight over addresses". News.com.au. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
- ^ "The private interests of Mary Doyle MP". openpolitics.au. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
External links
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