Martha Ellen Haylett is an Australian politician who is the current member for the
district of Ripon in the
Victorian Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the
Labor Party and was elected in the
2022 state election, after defeating incumbent MLA
Louise Staley
Louise Eileen Staley (born 9 August 1965) is an Australian politician. She was elected as Liberal Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly in November 2014, representing the Legislative Assembly seat of Ripon until her defeat in 202 ...
.
Political career
Martha announced her candidacy for Ripon on 21 January 2022, Prior to this she was an advisor to Premier
Daniel Andrews
Daniel Michael Andrews (born 6 July 1972) is an Australian politician serving as the 48th and current premier of Victoria since December 2014. He has been the leader of the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) since December ...
. Martha is an advocate for affordable housing. She was elected to the seat of Ripon with a margin of 2.7%.
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Living people
Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
21st-century Australian politicians
21st-century Australian women politicians
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria
Women members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
1991 births
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