Jim Madden
Jim Madden | |
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Queensland Legislative Assembly for Ipswich West | |
In office 31 January 2015 – 26 January 2024 | |
Preceded by | Sean Choat |
Succeeded by | Darren Zanow |
Member of the Somerset Regional Council | |
In office 28 April 2012 – 31 January 2015 | |
Succeeded by | Bob Whalley |
Personal details | |
Born | Agronomist | 12 April 1958
Profession | Lawyer |
James Edward Madden (born 12 April 1958) is an
Early life and education
Madden was born and raised in
Career
Before the 2015 election, Madden was a lawyer and councillor for Somerset Regional Council from 2012 to 2015.[2][4]
Queensland state election results
Jim Madden was the
Madden was re-elected after the 2017 Queensland state election with 58.7 percent of the two-candidate-preferred vote.[9]
At the 2020 Queensland state election, Madden was re-elected with 50.1 percent of the first preference vote and 64.3 percent of the two-candidate-preferred vote.[10]
Member for Ipswich West
In October 2015, Liberal National member Ian Rickuss called some Labor MPs, including Madden, "drag queens".[11] Madden responded that Rickuss was "out of touch" and that "jokes made at the expense of the LGBTI community are unacceptable now."[11]
In December 2015, Madden stepped down from Parliament's ethics committee after taking responsibility for a suspected leak.[12] Ethics committee members were prohibited from revealing information about their deliberations.[13] He thought his comments to a Queensland Times journalist were "innocuous" but admitted he "should not have spoken to him at all."[12] He said this mistake was due to his inexperience as a "relatively new member of Parliament and the ethics committee."[12] He received no further punishment for his role in the leak.[13]
In February 2016, Madden supported the proposed lockout laws since be believed they were proven effective elsewhere and would address alcohol-fuelled violence.[14][15]
In March 2017, Madden supported the Criminal Law Amendment Bill which removed "unwanted sexual advancements" as a partial defence for defendants accused of murder.[16] He described the previous law as a "gay panic defence" which was "archaic".[16] He said the message of the legislation was that discrimination was "not acceptable and that we value the LBGTI community".[16]
In October 2018, he voted in favour of a bill which made abortion available, on request, up to 22 weeks' gestation and introduced "safe access zones" of 150 metres around clinics.[17] Madden supported an amendment lowering the gestation limit from 22 to 16 weeks.[18]
On 18 April 2023, he announced his intention to retire from politics at the
Personal life
Madden is a practicing
See also
References
- ^ Green, Antony. "Ipswich West". Queensland Election 2015. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Jim Madden - ALP Queensland". Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Ipswich West - Queensland Election 2015 - Qld Election 2015 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Jim Madden to run for Labor in Ipswich West". Sunshine Coast Daily. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- Queensland Parliament. Archived(PDF) from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
- ^ Andrew Korner, 'Inspirational life of a city trailblazer', Queensland Times, 23 January 2016 <https://www.qt.com.au/news/inspirational-life-of-a-city-trailblazer/2907372 Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Kieran Banks, 'Driver ruins war memorial', Queensland Times, 20 August 2012 <https://www.qt.com.au/news/our-war-history-in-pieces-driver-ruins-memorial/1510394 Archived 31 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine>
- ^ 2015 State General Election - Ipswich West - District Summary Archived 16 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine, ECQ.
- ^ Queensland Election 2017. Electorate: Ipswich West. ABC.net.au
- ^ Ipswich West - QLD Election 2020 Electorate, Candidates, Results | QLD Votes. ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).
- ^ a b "Queensland LNP MP Ian Rickuss slammed for seemingly anti-gay slur". Star Observer. 15 October 2015. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Jo-Ann Miller quits Cabinet after demotion from Police Minister". ABC News. 4 December 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Madden avoids ethics probe over media leak". Caboolture News. 9 December 2015. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Howard and Madden say lock out laws will work". The Reporter. 12 February 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ "Lockout laws to save government millions". Sunshine Coast Daily. 19 February 2016. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ a b c "Gay panic ditched as partial murder defence". Sunshine Coast Daily. 22 March 2017. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ Horn, Allyson. Abortion legalised in Queensland after historic vote in Parliament. ABC News Australia. October 17, 2018.
- ^ Caldwell, Felicity. Abortion will no longer be a crime in Queensland after historic vote. Brisbane Times. October 17, 2018.
- ^ Dennien, Matt (18 April 2023). "Labor MP to retire from politics amid bullying and quota cloud". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Johnson, Hayden (27 January 2024). "Labor MP Jim Madden resigns to run for Ipswich City Council". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: News Corp Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
- ^ "Qld abortion bill: Pyne hails victory over committee split". Brisbane Times. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
- The Catholic Leader. 29 June 2016. Archivedfrom the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.