Maryanne Stuart
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| term_start = 25 March 2023{{cite NSW Parliament |name=Maryanne Norma Stuart MP |id=2289 |former= |access-date=16 April 2023}}
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| residence = Engadine{{cite web |title=Candidates - The Legislative Assembly District of Heathcote |url=https://elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/state-government-elections/2023-state-general-election/candidates/heathcote |website=Elections NSW |publisher=New South Wales Electoral Commission |access-date=31 March 2023}}
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Maryanne Norma Stuart is an Australian politician. She was elected a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Heathcote for the Labor Party in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Heathcote (*) (Key Seat) – NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results |url=https://abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2023/guide/heat |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=abc.net.au |language=en-AU}}
Education
Stuart was educated at St John Bosco College, Engadine and studied Labor Relations and Human Resource Management at TAFE NSW. She studied Industrial Law at University of Technology Sydney and politics and history at Macquarie University.{{cite web |title=Maryanne Stuart |url=https://au.linkedin.com/in/maryanne-stuart-aba471123?original_referer= |website=LinkedIn |access-date=31 March 2023}}
Career
Stuart joined the New South Wales Labor Party in the late 1980s and worked as an electorate officer in the office of Ian McManus, the state member for Heathcote, from 1999. She worked as a Training and Education Officer and Organiser at the Rail Tram and Bus Union from 2010. She resigned from the position in 2015 after she was endorsed as the Labor Party's candidate for the Heathcote at the 2015 state election{{cite news |title=Union education, training officer named as Labor candidate for Heathcote |url=https://www.theleader.com.au/story/2213589/union-education-training-officer-named-as-labor-candidate-for-heathcote/ |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=St George & Sutherland Shire Leader |publisher=Fairfax Media |date=11 April 2014 |language=en-AU}} at which she was defeated by the then-incumbent, Lee Evans.{{cite web |title=NSW STATE ELECTION RESULTS 2015 Saturday 28 March 2015 State Electoral District of Heathcote |url=https://pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/SGE2015/la/heathcote/dop/dop/index.htm |website=Elections NSW |publisher=New South Wales Electoral Commission |access-date=26 March 2023}}
Stuart subsequently worked as a Campaign Organiser for the Australian Council of Trade Unions from 2015 to 2017. In February 2018 she commenced work as a Lead Organiser for the Public Service Association of NSW. She resigned from this position after being endorsed again as the Labor candidate for the Heathcote at the 2019 state election at which she was again defeated by Evans.{{Cite web|url=https://pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/SG1901/LA/heathcote/cc/fp_summary |title=Heathcote: First Preference Votes|work=2019 NSW election results|publisher=NSW Electoral Commission |access-date=2023-03-26}}{{Cite web|url=https://pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au/SG1901/LA/Heathcote/dop/dop |title=Heathcote: Distribution of Preferences|work=2019 NSW election results|publisher=NSW Electoral Commission |access-date=2023-03-18}}
Following this Stuart commenced work as a lead community organiser for the Australian Conservation Foundation in November 2019. In 2022, she took a leave of absence from this role to seek preselection for a third time as the Labor candidate for Heathcote at the 2023 election. She was endorsed for this position{{cite web |title=Maryanne Stuart - Candidate for Heathcote |url=https://www.nswlabor.org.au/maryanne_stuart |website=NSW Labor |publisher=NSW Labor |access-date=26 March 2023 |language=en}} and won the seat.{{cite news |last1=Trembath |first1=Murray |title='Door will be open, the jug on': Maryanne Stuart on the sort of MP she will be |url=https://www.theleader.com.au/story/8136298/door-will-be-open-the-jug-on-maryanne-stuart-on-the-sort-of-mp-she-will-be/?src=rss |access-date=31 March 2023 |work=St George & Sutherland Shire Leader |publisher=Australian Community Media |date=26 March 2023 |language=en-AU}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.maryanneforheathcote.org.au/ Maryanne Stuart for Heathcote]
- [https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/members/Pages/Member-details.aspx?pk=2289 Maryanne Norma STUART, MP] at Parliament of New South Wales
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Category:21st-century Australian politicians
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Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales
Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Category:Women members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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