Eddie Hughes (Australian politician)

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| name = Eddie Hughes

| honorific_suffix = MP

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| caption = Hughes speaking at an event in Hindmarsh, South Australia 2016

| constituency_AM = Giles

| assembly = South Australian House of

| term_start = 15 March 2014

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| predecessor = Lyn Breuer

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| nationality = Australian

| party = Australian Labor Party (SA)

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| website = {{URL|https://www.eddiehughesmp.com/}}

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Edward Joseph Hughes is an Australian politician representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Giles for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party since the 2014 state election.[http://www.abc.net.au/news/sa-election-2014/ 2014 SA election]: Antony Green ABC{{Cite SA-parl|pid=4839|name=Edward (Eddie) Joseph Hughes|former=|access-date=11 November 2022}} Hughes was previously a long-serving member of the Whyalla City Council.{{Cite news|url = http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/whyalla-councillor-eddie-hughes-eyes-ex-speaker-lyn-breuers-old-seat/story-e6frea83-1226608542943|title = Whyalla councillor Eddie Hughes eyes ex-Speaker Lyn Breuer's old seat|last = Crouch|first = Brad|date = 2013-03-28|access-date = 2015-01-21|newspaper = The Advertiser}} Hughes has expressed strong support for South Australia's development of its renewable energy potential as a Councillor{{Cite web|url=http://www.whyallanewsonline.com.au/story/265017/solar-oasis-project-signed-off/|title=Solar oasis project signed off|last=Bilney|first=Kate|date=2012-03-14|website=Whyalla News|access-date=2016-06-23}} and as a member of Parliament.{{Cite web|url=http://www.whyallanewsonline.com.au/story/2290965/hughes-future-in-renewable-energy/|title=Hughes: future in renewable energy|last=BRUCE|first=KAYLEIGH|date=2014-05-19|website=Whyalla News|access-date=2016-06-23}}