Tania Lawrence
Tania Lawrence | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian House of Representatives for Hasluck | |
| Assumed office 21 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ken Wyatt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 September 1973[1] Perth, Western Australia |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Political party | Labor |
| Alma mater | Murdoch University University of Western Australia |
| Occupation | Public servant Corporate manager |
| Website | www |
Tania Lawrence (born 13 September 1973)[2] is an Australian politician. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2022 federal election, representing the Western Australian seat of Hasluck. She was a ministerial adviser and corporate manager before her election to parliament.
Early life
Lawrence was raised in York, Western Australia.[3] She holds the degrees of Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Arts from Murdoch University and a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Asian studies from the University of Western Australia.[4]
Career
Lawrence served as a policy advisor to WA state governments led by
Lawrence left a government position in 2021 to work full-time as managing director of the Beelu Forest Distilling Company, a boutique
Politics
In May 2018, Lawrence was selected as the ALP candidate for the 2018 Darling Range state by-election, which followed the resignation of former Labor MP Barry Urban over the falsification of his credentials. She was nominated at the last minute following the discovery that the new ALP candidate Colleen Yates had also provided false credentials.[7] She lost the seat to the Liberal candidate Alyssa Hayden.[10]
Lawrence was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2022 federal election. She defeated the incumbent Liberal MP Ken Wyatt, a federal government minister, in the seat of Hasluck.[11][12] She is part of the Labor Right faction.[13]
Personal life
As of 2022, Lawrence lives with her husband on their rural property in Mundaring, Western Australia. She previously lost her house in the Toodyay bushfires in 2009.[14]
In 2015, Lawrence was elected as the first female president of
References
- ^ a b Burrell, Andrew (1 June 2018). "Thwarted ALP comes clean on candidate". The Australian. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Ms Tania Lawrence MP". Parliament of Australia.
- ^ "Tania Lawrence". Australian Labor Party. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Kagi, Jacob (31 May 2018). "Labor names new Darling Range candidate Tania Lawrence after Colleen Yates, Barry Urban sagas". ABC News. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Law, Peter (11 June 2021). "Hasluck: Labor set to choose Tania Lawrence to take on Ken Wyatt in Federal seat". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Ms Tania Lawrence MP". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
- ^ a b Hondros, Nathan (31 May 2018). "Take two: McGowan announces new Darling Range byelection candidate". WAtoday. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Traill, Michael (16 April 2022). "Federal election 2022: Voters in key battleground seat of Hasluck reveal main concerns ahead of Poll". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ Durrani, Desiree (24 September 2021). "Recipients of the 2021 Innovation Vouchers announced". Startup News. Archived from the original on 17 November 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Darling Range by-election: Liberal Alyssa Hayden wins as Labor, Tania Lawrence concede defeat". ABC News. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "You never know your Hasluck: can Labor pry away Ken Wyatt's seat?". Crikey. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "'Clear rejection of the Liberal Party': Massive swing to Labor in WA as Hasluck, Swan, Pearce, Tangney fall". ABC News. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Massola, James (26 June 2022). "The power behind the PM – who are Labor's powerbrokers in government?". WAtoday. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Hoping to incite change for Hasluck". Echo News. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Meet Tania Lawrence, President of M.A." MC News. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2022.