Timothy Noel Richardson (born 18 September 1988) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the

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since November 2014, representing the Legislative Assembly seat of

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Personal life

Richardson is married and has a young daughter. Richardson was the first member of his family to attend university; he attained a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce from

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Parliamentary career

Richardson was elected to

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representing

with the Labor party's victory at the

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, defeating incumbent

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who had held the seat since

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with a swing of 3.6%. As of the 2014 election Richardson held his seat with a margin of 2.1%. Richardson gave his inaugural speech to the

as the new member for

on 23 December 2014. Upon the election of the

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Government, Richardson was appointed to the Committee for the Environment, Natural Resources and Regional Development, as well as the Independent Broad-Based Anti-corruption Commission Committee. He was re-elected again in

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and

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. Richardson was one of six

MPs to vote against the legalisation of

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in Victoria. Originally a member of

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, Richardson defected to

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along with six of his colleagues shortly after the

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; the defections of his colleagues and himself meant that Labor Left constituted a majority of the state Labor caucus.

References

External links

Parliament of Victoria - Legislative Assembly - Tim Richardson MP
{{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Tim 1988 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Labor Left politicians Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly Politicians from Melbourne Deakin University alumni 21st-century Australian politicians