Philip Donato

Philip Donato (Italian: [donˈato]; born 1972)[2] is an Australian politician. He was a Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from November 2016 to December 2022, and subsequently an independent, representing the electorate of Orange.[3] Donato was a police officer and prosecutor before entering politics, and was elected at a by-election following the resignation of National Party MP Andrew Gee.[4][5]

Philip Donato
MP
Donato in 2022
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Orange
Assumed office
12 November 2016
Preceded byAndrew Gee
Personal details
Born1972 (age 50–51)
Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyIndependent (2022–present)
Other political
affiliations		Shooters, Fishers and Farmers (2016–2022)
ResidenceOrange[1]
OccupationPolice officer and prosecutor

He is the first member of the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party to represent a lower house seat, joining Legislative Council members Robert Borsak and Robert Brown in the Parliament of New South Wales.[4]

On 12 December 2022, Donato resigned from the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party following a dispute with the party's leadership over comments concerning fellow member Helen Dalton: he accordingly announced that he would contest the 2023 New South Wales state election as an independent.[6][7]

References
  1. "Candidates - The Legislative Assembly District of Orange". Elections NSW. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  2. Rurenga, Declan (20 November 2016). "Orange's newest parliamentarian guided by justice and fairness". Central Western Daily. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. "Mr Philip Donato MP". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  4. "Shooters, Fishers and Farmers party claim first seat in NSW Lower House after Orange re-count". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 21 November 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  5. "Orange byelection shock as NSW Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party 'trumps' Nationals". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  6. Holmes, Peter (11 December 2022). ""It's a sad day": Phil Donato quits after fallout with leader". Orange News Examiner. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. Donato, Phil (15 December 2022). "Phil Donato: Why I quit the Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party". Sporting Shooter. Retrieved 14 October 2023.


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