Tim Richardson (politician)

Timothy Noel Richardson (born 18 September 1988) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2014, representing the Legislative Assembly seat of Mordialloc.[1]

Tim Richardson
MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Schools
Assumed office
29 November 2018
MinisterJames Merlino
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Mordialloc
Assumed office
29 November 2014
Preceded byLorraine Wreford
Personal details
Born (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor Party
Children2
Alma materDeakin University (LLB/BCom)
Websitewww.timrichardsonmp.com.au

Personal life

Richardson is married and has a young daughter.[2] Richardson was the first member of his family to attend university; he attained a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce from Deakin University.[3]

Parliamentary career

Richardson was elected to Parliament representing Mordialloc with the Labor party's victory at the 2014 Victorian State election, defeating incumbent Lorraine Wreford who had held the seat since 2010 with a swing of 3.6%.[4] As of the 2014 election Richardson held his seat with a margin of 2.1%.[5] Richardson gave his inaugural speech to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the new member for Mordialloc on 23 December 2014.[6]

Upon the election of the Andrews Labor Government, Richardson was appointed to the Committee for the Environment, Natural Resources and Regional Development, as well as the Independent Broad-Based Anti-corruption Commission Committee.[7]

He was re-elected again in 2018 and 2022.

Richardson was one of six Labor MPs to vote against the legalisation of euthanasia in Victoria.[8][9]

Originally a member of Labor Right, Richardson defected to Labor Left along with six of his colleagues shortly after the 2022 Victorian state election; the defections of his colleagues and himself meant that Labor Left constituted a majority of the state Labor caucus.[10]

References
  1. "Mordialloc Results". ABC News. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  2. "About Tim". Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. N Walker, 'MP’s door "open for business"', Bayside News, 14 January 2015, retrieved 7 November 2018.
  4. "State Election 2014 : Mordialloc District". VEC. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. "Electorate: Mordialloc". ABC News. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  6. T Richardson, 'Inaugural Speech to Parliament', 2014, Parliament of Victoria, retrieved 8 November 2018.
  7. "Member Profile - Timothy (Tim) Richardson". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  8. S Hutchinson & G Brown 'Euthanasia bill passes Victorian parliament', The Australian, 20 October 2017, retrieved 7 November 2018.
  9. N Walker 'MPs divided over assisted dying', Bayside News, 1 November 2017, retrieved 7 November 2018.
  10. Ilanbey, Sumeyya; Sakkal, Paul. "Andrews boosts internal grip on power, two ministers in firing line for demotion". The Age. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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