Rowan Ramsey
{{Short description|Australian politician (born 1956)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox officeholder
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| name = Rowan Ramsey
| honorific-suffix = MP
| image = Rowan Ramsey MP.jpg
| parliament = Australian
| constituency_MP = Grey
| term_start = 24 November 2007
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| predecessor = Barry Wakelin
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| birth_name = Rowan Eric Ramsey
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|08|04|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kimba, South Australia, Australia
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| party = Liberal Party of Australia
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| residence = Eyre Peninsula
| occupation = Farmer
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Rowan Eric Ramsey (born 4 August 1956) is the Liberal Party of Australia member for the House of Representatives seat of Grey since the 2007 election, succeeding previous Liberal member Barry Wakelin. Grey covers most of rural South Australia − over 92 percent of the state by area.{{cite Au Parliament |name=Mr Rowan Ramsey MP |access-date=2021-11-11 |mpid=HWS}}
Ramsey is a member of the National Right faction of the Liberal Party,{{cite web |last1=Massola |first1=James |title=How Morrison’s shattering defeat gave Dutton a seismic shift in factional power |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/how-morrison-s-shattering-defeat-gave-dutton-a-seismic-shift-in-factional-power-20230330-p5cwoq.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |access-date=4 December 2023}} after previously being aligned with the centre-right faction during the Morrison government years.{{cite web |last1=Massola |first1=James |title=Who's who in the Liberals' left, right and centre factions? |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/who-s-who-in-the-liberals-left-right-and-centre-factions-20210303-p577gv.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=20 March 2021 |publisher=Fairfax Media |access-date=1 February 2022}}
Nuclear industrial development
In 2015 Ramsey commended the Government of South Australia for initiating the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission. Commencing in March 2015, the Commission was tasked to investigate the opportunities and risk of further nuclear industrial development for South Australia, which includes mining, processing, power generation and waste management. He said of the decision:
"I congratulate the Premier on this move; we simply cannot make sensible informed decisions about this industry if we don't talk about it."{{Cite web |title=Ramsey supports calls for nuclear waste site |url=http://www.whyallanewsonline.com.au/story/2952839/ramsey-supports-calls-for-nuclear-waste-site/ |work=WhyallaNewsOnline.com.au |access-date = 2015-08-29 |first=Bryn |last=Lewis|date=17 March 2015 }}Ramsey supports the potential storage of low and intermediate level nuclear waste in his electorate of Grey. He intended to nominate his own property as a potential candidate site, but was advised not to by Minister Ian Macfarlane due to a perceived conflict of interest. He told the media:
"I would be more than happy, for instance, to host it on my farm. But I wouldn't nominate my farm without actually speaking to my neighbours and having a community consultation."{{Cite web |title=Lib MP happy to store nuclear waste |url=http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/national/lib-mp-happy-to-store-nuclear-waste/story-fnjbnvyj-1227249189138 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825102618/http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/national/lib-mp-happy-to-store-nuclear-waste/story-fnjbnvyj-1227249189138 |archive-date=2015-08-25 |url-status=dead |work=NT News}}Up to four sites within his electorate have been nominated.{{Cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/remote-sites-in-south-australia-offered-for-nuclear-dump/story-fn59niix-1227347545498 |title=Remote sites in South Australia offered for nuclear dump |url-status=dead |last=Owen |first=Michael |date=2015-05-09 |access-date=2015-08-29 |newspaper=The Australian |archive-date=28 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328004724/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/remote-sites-in-south-australia-offered-for-nuclear-dump/story-fn59niix-1227347545498 }}
Electoral performance
A ReachTEL seat-level opinion poll in the safe Liberal seat of Grey of 665 voters conducted by robocall on 9 June during the 2016 election campaign surprisingly found Nick Xenophon Team candidate Andrea Broadfoot leading the Liberals' Ramsey 54–46 on the two-candidate vote. Seat-level opinion polls in the other two rural Liberal South Australian seats revealed the Nick Xenophon Team also leading in both Mayo and Barker.{{cite web |url=https://www.reachtel.com.au/blog/7-news-grey-poll-9june16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921043031/https://www.reachtel.com.au/blog/7-news-grey-poll-9june16 |archive-date=2016-09-21 |url-status=dead |title=Grey opinion poll 9 June |publisher=ReachTEL |date=2016-06-10}}{{cite web |url=https://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2016/06/10/reachtel-50-50-5/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826030722/https://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/2016/06/10/reachtel-50-50-5/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-08-26 |title=ReachTEL: 50-50 |work=The Poll Bludger |date=10 June 2016}}
Ramsey retained the seat at the 2016 election for Grey with a reduced margin of 1.95% over Broadfoot.{{cite web |url=http://results.aec.gov.au/20499/Website/HouseDivisionPage-20499-183.htm |title=Grey, SA |work=Virtual Tally Room 2016 |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission}} He comfortably retained the seat at the 2019 election for Grey with a margin of 13.32% (a two-party preferred swing of 5.57% toward him) over {{Australian politics/name|Labor}}, with Broadfoot finishing fourth.{{cite web |url=https://results.aec.gov.au/24310/Website/HouseDivisionPage-24310-183.htm |title=Grey, SA |work=Tally Room 2019 |publisher=Australian Electoral Commission}}
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| Election | Division | First preference | Two-candidate vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| style="text-align:left;" | 2007
| Grey || align=center | 46.26% || align=center | 54.43% | |||
| style="text-align:left;" | 2010
| Grey || align=center | 55.78% || align=center | 61.16% | |||
| style="text-align:left;" | 2013
| Grey || align=center | 55.65% || align=center | 63.54% | |||
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2 | 2016
| rowspan=2 | Grey || rowspan=2 align=center | 42.74% || align=center | 51.95%{{efn|Over Nick Xenophon Team.}} | |||
| align=center | 58.63%{{efn|over {{Australian politics/name|Labor}}.}} | |||
| style="text-align:left;" | 2019
| Grey || align=center | 50.65% || align=center | 63.32% | |||
| style="text-align:left;" | 2022
|Grey | align=center |42.18% | align=center |60.07% |
Notes
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References
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External links
- [http://www.rowanramsey.com.au/ Personal home page]
- [https://www.saliberal.org.au/rowan_ramsey Liberal Party biography]
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Category:Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia
Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives
Category:Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Grey
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Category:Australian MPs 2010–2013
Category:Australian MPs 2013–2016
Category:Australian MPs 2016–2019