Justin Hanson
{{Short description|Australian politician}}
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| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| name = Justin Hanson
| honorific-suffix = MLC
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| parliament = South Australia
| term_start = {{start date|2017|02|28|df=y}}
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| predecessor = Gerry Kandelaars
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|10|21}}
| birth_place = Woodville South, South Australia
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| party = ALP
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| education = Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws
| alma_mater = University of Adelaide
| occupation = Lawyer
| website = {{URL|https://www.justinhanson.com.au/}}
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| office = Member of the South Australian Legislative Council
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Justin Eric Hanson (born 21 October 1980){{Cite news|date=1980-11-03|title=Birth notices|work=The Advertiser}} is an Australian politician who was appointed to the South Australian Legislative Council for the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party on 28 February 2017.{{Cite SA-parl|pid=5244|name=Hon Justin Eric Hanson|former=yes|access-date=10 November 2022}}
Early life and education
Justin Hanson grew up and went to school in the western suburbs of Adelaide, later studying at Christian Brothers College. He obtained Law and Arts degrees from the University of Adelaide.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}
Career
Hanson was elected as a councillor in the City of Tea Tree Gully in Balmoral Ward.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} He was a Director on the Board of Statewide Superannuation and served as the Legal Officer of the Australian Workers Union.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}} He was also a board member and chair at the not-for-profit Neil Sachse Foundation.
=Political career=
Gerry Kandelaars resigned from parliament on 17 February 2017, which created a casual vacancy and subsequent appointment.{{Cite news |date=2017-02-02 |title=Key Labor MP to quit SA politics |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-03/stephanie-key-labor-marginal-seat-to-quit-politics/8237684 |access-date=2022-11-11}}[http://www2.parliament.sa.gov.au/FormerMembers/Detail.aspx?PId=4564 Gerry Kandelaars biography: SA Parliament] Hanson filled the vacancy.[http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/unions-nominate-candidate-for-legislative-council-preselection-at-last-minute-triggers-labor-vote/news-story/40813f4458cdcf89d74455598d00848b Unions elect AWU’s Justin Hanson as Labor’s new Upper House MP: The Advertiser 16 February 2017]
Hanson was selected at number 2 on the voting ticket of the Labor Party in the 2018 State Election. A new electoral system applied for the 2018 Legislative Council election, abolishing group voting tickets and allowing voters to express their own preferences for parties above the line. Electoral analyst Antony Green speculated that this had the effect that "Party control over preferences was ended".{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-04/final-results-of-the-2018-south-australian-election/9612312?nw=0|title = Analysis of the Final SA Election Results|website = Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date = 4 April 2018}}
At the 2018 State election Labor polled 304,229 Legislative Council votes and Hanson was subsequently re-elected to the Legislative Council as a member fifth overall from eleven members elected, and of 43 candidates that year.{{Cite web |date=2018-04-23 |title=2018 Legislative Council election results |url=https://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/elections/2018-legislative-council-election-results |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424112428/https://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/elections/2018-legislative-council-election-results |archive-date=2018-04-24 |website=Electoral Commission SA}} Justin Hanson has been elected for an eight-year term until the 2026 election.
Hanson received 5.8% or 741 first preference votes of the 12,666 "below the line" votes cast for the Labor party in the 2018 election.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tallyroom.com.au/data|title=Data repository|date=23 November 2016}}
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