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'''Leon William Kennedy Bignell''' (born 1966), |
'''Leon William Kennedy Bignell''' (born 30 July 1966),<ref name="birth">{{Cite news|date=1966-08-01|title=Birth notices|work=[[The Advertiser (Adelaide)|The Advertiser]]}}</ref> is an [[independent politician]] and former journalist representing the [[Electoral districtofMawson]] since the [[2006 South Australian state election|2006 election]]. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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Bignell increased his majority to 55.6 percent at the [[2014 South Australian state election|2014 election]], again against the statewide trend. |
Bignell increased his majority to 55.6 percent at the [[2014 South Australian state election|2014 election]], again against the statewide trend. |
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The [[2018 South Australian state election#2016 draft redistribution|2016 draft redistribution]] ahead of the [[2018 South Australian state election|2018 election]] proposed to redistribute Bignell's seat of [[electoral district of Mawson|Mawson]] from a 5.6 percent Labor seat to a notional 2.6 percent Liberal seat, taking in areas down the coast as [[Kangaroo Island]].<ref>[http://edbc.sa.gov.au/redistributions/current-commission/draft-redistribution-report-2016/download.html Draft Report (PDF): Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission 15 August 2016]</ref><ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-15/sa-electoral-boundary-shift-complaints/7735388 Electoral boundary reform in South Australia does not go far enough, Opposition says: ABC 15 August 2016]</ref><ref>[http://indaily.com.au/news/politics/2016/08/15/libs-seething-after-another-boundaries-blow/ Libs seething after another boundaries blow: InDaily 15 August 2016]</ref><ref>[http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/electoral-boundaries-redraw-the-reaction/news-story/058df493d569b943a3d2098a0640b09d South Australian electoral boundaries redraw: The reaction: The Advertiser 16 August 2016]</ref> |
The [[2018 South Australian state election#2016 draft redistribution|2016 draft redistribution]] ahead of the [[2018 South Australian state election|2018 election]] proposed to redistribute Bignell's seat of [[electoral district of Mawson|Mawson]] from a 5.6 percent Labor seat to a notional 2.6 percent Liberal seat, taking in areas down the coast as well as [[Kangaroo Island]].<ref>[http://edbc.sa.gov.au/redistributions/current-commission/draft-redistribution-report-2016/download.html Draft Report (PDF): Electoral Districts Boundaries Commission 15 August 2016]</ref><ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-15/sa-electoral-boundary-shift-complaints/7735388 Electoral boundary reform in South Australia does not go far enough, Opposition says: ABC 15 August 2016]</ref><ref>[http://indaily.com.au/news/politics/2016/08/15/libs-seething-after-another-boundaries-blow/ Libs seething after another boundaries blow: InDaily 15 August 2016]</ref><ref>[http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/opinion/electoral-boundaries-redraw-the-reaction/news-story/058df493d569b943a3d2098a0640b09d South Australian electoral boundaries redraw: The reaction: The Advertiser 16 August 2016]</ref> |
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Bignell is affectionately known as "Biggles" in media circles, and was once caught drawing caricatures of his opposition colleagues while in the chamber.<ref name="doodles">{{cite news | last = Duffy | first = Mike | title = Biggles' doodles waste oodles of time | work = [[The Advertiser (Australia)|The Advertiser]] | date = 25 October 2006 | url = http://blogs.news.com.au/adelaidenow/straightshooter/index.php/adelaidenow/comments/bigells_doodles_wastes_oodles_of_time/ | |
Bignell is affectionately known as "Biggles" in media circles, and was once caught drawing caricatures of his opposition colleagues while in the chamber.<ref name="doodles">{{cite news | last = Duffy | first = Mike | title = Biggles' doodles waste oodles of time | work = [[The Advertiser (Australia)|The Advertiser]] | date = 25 October 2006 | url = http://blogs.news.com.au/adelaidenow/straightshooter/index.php/adelaidenow/comments/bigells_doodles_wastes_oodles_of_time/ | access-date = 2006-10-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080415014243/http://blogs.news.com.au/adelaidenow/straightshooter/index.php/adelaidenow/comments/bigells_doodles_wastes_oodles_of_time/ | archive-date = 15 April 2008 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Bignell was engaged to Labor colleague and former member for Bright [[Chloë Fox]] between March 2006 and March 2007.<ref name="bignell">{{cite news | title =Trackside at the Cup: Russian to conclusions? | work =[[The Advertiser (Australia)|The Advertiser]] | date = 13 March 2007 }}</ref> |
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Bignell entered [[Cabinet of South Australia|cabinet]] in January 2013 as the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Tourism, Minister for Recreation and Sport and Minister for Racing in the [[Jay Weatherill|Weatherill]] Labor cabinet until the [[2018 South Australian state election|2018 state election]].<ref>[http://www.premier.sa.gov.au/index.php/ministers Cabinet of South Australia: Premier.sa.gov.au] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921063339/http://www.premier.sa.gov.au/index.php/ministers |date=21 September 2015 }}</ref> |
Bignell entered [[Cabinet of South Australia|cabinet]] in January 2013 as the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Tourism, Minister for Recreation and Sport and Minister for Racing in the [[Jay Weatherill|Weatherill]] Labor cabinet until the [[2018 South Australian state election|2018 state election]].<ref>[http://www.premier.sa.gov.au/index.php/ministers Cabinet of South Australia: Premier.sa.gov.au] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921063339/http://www.premier.sa.gov.au/index.php/ministers |date=21 September 2015 }}</ref> |
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He is aligned with Labor's left faction.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/left-mp-tony-piccolo-refuses-to-back-move-on-rights-kevin-foley/story-e6frgczx-1225844277239|title = Left MP Tony Piccolo refuses to back move on Right's Kevin Foley|last = Owen|first = Michael|date = 2010-03-23|access-date = 2016-01-20|newspaper = The Australian}}</ref> |
He is aligned with Labor's left faction.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/state-politics/left-mp-tony-piccolo-refuses-to-back-move-on-rights-kevin-foley/story-e6frgczx-1225844277239|title = Left MP Tony Piccolo refuses to back move on Right's Kevin Foley|last = Owen|first = Michael|date = 2010-03-23|access-date = 2016-01-20|newspaper = The Australian}}</ref> |
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On the 11th of April 2024, following the resignation of [[Geoff Brock]], he resigned from the Labor Party to enable him to become the Speaker, following [[Dan Cregan | Speaker Cregan's]] elevation to the Ministry.<ref>https://twitter.com/AndreaLNicolas/status/1778278668466549099</ref> |
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*{{cite SA-parl |pid=3117 |name=Bignell, Leon |former= |access-date=19 August 2022}} |
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*[http://www2.parliament.sa.gov.au/Internet/DesktopModules/memberdrill.aspx?pid=3117 Parliamentary Profile: SA Parliament website] |
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*[http://sa.alp.org.au/alp/state-mps/leon-bignell Parliamentary Profile: SA Labor website] |
*[http://sa.alp.org.au/alp/state-mps/leon-bignell Parliamentary Profile: SA Labor website] |
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Leon Bignell
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Member of the South Australian Parliament for Mawson | |
Assumed office 18 March 2006 | |
Preceded by | Robert Brokenshire |
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Born | (1966-07-30) 30 July 1966 (age 57) |
Political party | Independent (since 2024) |
Other political affiliations | Australian Labor Party (SA) (until 2024) |
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Leon William Kennedy Bignell (born 30 July 1966),[1] is an independent politician and former journalist representing the Electoral district of Mawson since the 2006 election.
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Bignell was a high-profile ABC sports reporter and later a media adviser to Pat Conlon.
Bignell finished ahead of incumbent Liberal member Robert Brokenshire with a 52.2 percent two party preferred vote at the 2006 state election, delivering Mawson to Labor for the first time since it was lost in the 1993 election landslide. He increased his two-party-preferred vote to 54.4 percent at the 2010 election, bucking not only the statewide trend, but decades of voting patterns in the seat. Mawson was Labor's second most marginal seat, and on paper it should have been among the first to be lost to the Liberals in the event of a uniform swing large enough to topple Labor from office. Bignell's victory was critical in allowing Labor to eke out a narrow two-seat majority.
Bignell increased his majority to 55.6 percent at the 2014 election, again against the statewide trend.
The 2016 draft redistribution ahead of the 2018 election proposed to redistribute Bignell's seat of Mawson from a 5.6 percent Labor seat to a notional 2.6 percent Liberal seat, taking in areas down the coast as well as Kangaroo Island.[2][3][4][5]
Bignell is affectionately known as "Biggles" in media circles, and was once caught drawing caricatures of his opposition colleagues while in the chamber.[6] Bignell was engaged to Labor colleague and former member for Bright Chloë Fox between March 2006 and March 2007.[7]
Bignell entered cabinet in January 2013 as the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, Minister for Forests, Minister for Tourism, Minister for Recreation and Sport and Minister for Racing in the Weatherill Labor cabinet until the 2018 state election.[8]
He is aligned with Labor's left faction.[9]
On the 11th of April 2024, following the resignation of Geoff Brock, he resigned from the Labor Party to enable him to become the Speaker, following Speaker Cregan's elevation to the Ministry.[10]
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Preceded by | Minister for Tourism 2013–2018 |
Succeeded by as Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment |
Preceded by | Minister for Recreation and Sport 2013–2018 |
Succeeded by as Minister for Recreation, Sport and Racing |
New title | Minister for Racing 2014–2018 | |
Preceded by | Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries 2014–2018 |
Succeeded by as Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development |
Minister for Forests 2014–2018 | ||
South Australian House of Assembly | ||
Preceded by | Member for Mawson 2006–present |
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