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Katherine Ella Chaney (born 21 January 1975) is an Australian independent politician , who was elected to the Australian House of Representatives at the 2022 Australian federal election , succeeding Liberal Party MP Celia Hammond in the division of Curtin .
Early life and career [ edit ]
Chaney was born on 21 January 1975 in the United States.[2] Michael Chaney , a businessman. Her father's brothers include Fred Chaney , a former Liberal Party Senator for WA, and Member for the Division of Pearce . Her grandfather is Fred Chaney Sr. , who was a Liberal Party MP and minister in the Menzies government .[3] [4] Hubert Parker (Ministerialist ) and his father is Stephen Henry Parker (Nationalist /Liberal), both of whom served in the Parliament of Western Australia .[5]
Chaney attended John XXIII College and the University of Western Australia . In 1998, after graduating university, she joined law firm Blake Dawson Waldron in Sydney. In 2003, she finished an MBA and moved to the Boston Consulting Group as a strategic advisor. She later became General Manager Business Development at Westralia Airports Corporation, managing company of Perth Airport . She then moved to Wesfarmers , working there as Aboriginal affairs manager and sustainability manager. From 2017 to 2022, she worked as the director of innovation and strategy for Anglicare WA.[3] [6]
Political career [ edit ]
In December 2021, Curtin Independent was formed to search for an independent candidate for the Division of Curtin , a seat held by the Liberal Party for almost all of its existence. At the time, the seat was held by Celia Hammond . Curtin Independent was part of a wider movement of political community engagement groups formed ahead of the 2022 Australian federal election to field independent candidates.[7] [3]
Her election campaign spent almost A$1 million, including $350,000 from Climate 200 .[8] [4]
Supporters of Chaney during the election campaign included Fred Chaney, who wrote an opinion piece in WAtoday The Sydney Morning Herald The Age [9] The Greens encouraged their supporters to preference Chaney ahead of other candidates by putting her second.[10] [11]
At the 2022 election, which was held on 21 May 2022, Chaney was elected as the member for Curtin, defeating Hammond[12] two-candidate-preferred vote to Hammond's 49%.[13] teal independents " who were elected at the 2022 federal election.[14]
Political views [ edit ]
Chaney describes herself as economically sensible and socially progressive. Her major election issues included action on climate change and integrity in politics.[15]
Chaney supports the establishment of the Indigenous Voice to Parliament and stated that she would campaign for the Yes vote in the 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum .[16] [14] [17] [18]
Personal life [ edit ]
Chaney lives with her three children and husband.[3] [6]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d Scarr, Lanai (27 January 2022). "Kate Chaney: Perth business identity from Liberal Party royalty to take on Celia Hammond in Curtin electorate" . The West Australian . Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022 .
^ a b de Kruijff, Peter (21 May 2022). "Chaney's change: Curtin expected to fall after independent challenge" . Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 21 May 2022 .
^ Gould, Courtney (28 July 2022). "Kate Chaney's strange sighting inside Parliament House" . News.com.au . NCA Newswire. Retrieved 28 July 2022 .
^ a b "Kate's Bio" . Kat Chaney . Archived from the original on 16 April 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022 .
^ "Anthony 'Maz' Maslin leads Curtin Independent to find high-profile replacement for Liberal MP Celia Hammond" . The West Australian . 10 December 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2022 .
^ Dietsch, Jake (20 May 2022). "Federal election 2022: Kate Chaney nears $1 million dollars in campaign to crush Lib 'machine', win Curtin" . The West Australian . Archived from the original on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022 .
^ Chaney, Fred (4 May 2022). "I was deputy leader of the Liberals. The party I served has lost its way" . WAtoday . Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022 .
^ Hennessy, Annabel (27 April 2022). "Federal election 2022: Greens encourage supporters to preference Kate Chaney in Curtin" . The West Australian . Archived from the original on 27 April 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022 .
^ "How to vote in Curtin" . The Greens . Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022 .
^ "Australian Federal Election 2022 Live Results" . ABC News . Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022 .
^ "House of Representatives division information" . Australian Electoral Commission . Retrieved 27 May 2022 .
^ a b Grattan, Michelle (16 February 2023). "Politics with Michelle Grattan: Kate Chaney on life as a teal MP" . The Conversation . Retrieved 26 May 2023 .
^ "Kate Chaney" . Women's Agenda . Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022 .
^ Dietsch, Jake (12 January 2023). "Kate Chaney pushes back on Peter Dutton's Voice to Parliament questions" . PerthNow . Retrieved 26 May 2023 .
^ Dietsch, Jake (13 October 2022). "Kate Chaney calls on Labor government to scrap Stage 3 tax cuts" . PerthNow . Retrieved 26 May 2023 .
^ Read, Michael (7 October 2022). "The suburbs that benefit the most, and the least, from income tax cuts" . Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 26 May 2023 .
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