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| Preceded by | Frank Mossfield |
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| Born | 6 September 1958 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse | Jim Markus |
| Children | Joshua and Hannah |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
| Profession | Social worker |
| Religion | Assemblies of God in Australia |
| Website | www.louisemarkus.com.au |
Louise Elizabeth Markus (born 6 September 1958 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian politician who was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Greenway, New South Wales for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election, in a very close result. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a University situated in Kensington, a suburb in Social work is a discipline involving the application of Social theory and research methods to study and improve the lives of people groups and societies Australian Christian Churches (formerly Assemblies of God in Australia, also known as AOG and ACC) is the Australian organisation of the Assemblies Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers of the Parliament of Australia; it is the Lower house, the Upper house being the Senate The Division of Greenway is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party. Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October, 2004. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member [1]
She was educated at the University of New South Wales, graduating in social work, and was a community worker running the Hillsong Church's drug and alcohol outreach service in Blacktown prior to entering politics. The University of New South Wales, also known as UNSW or colloquially as New South, is a University situated in Kensington, a suburb in Hillsong Church (formerly Hills Christian Life Centre) is a Pentecostal Christian church affiliated with Australian Christian Churches, Blacktown is a Suburb in the City of Blacktown, in Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. [2]
Subsequent to the 2004 election, allegations were made in the NSW State Parliament that Mrs Markus had directly benefited from unauthorised campaign materials containing false statements in an attempt to capture racist voter sentiment against her Labor opponent, and that this was consistent with a broader sentiment held by parts of the Liberal hard right. [3] These allegations were subsequently reported in the media. [4]
The situation was very similar to the later 2007 Lindsay pamphlet scandal, in which unauthorised election materials were distributed in an apparent attempt to stir up anti-muslim sentiment. The Lindsay pamphlet scandal is an Australian electoral scandal in which Liberal Party volunteers distributed fake election pamphlets claiming to be from an This was traced back to members of the Liberal party campaign. [5]
Markus retained the seat of Greenway with a comfortable margin in the 2007 election, although with a nominal swing of 6. 85% against her on a two-party preferred basis. [6]
Following the 2007 election, she was made Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship. [7]
She lives in Riverstone, in the south of her electorate. At the time of the 2004 election she did not live in the Greenway electorate. A September 2006 redistribution of boundaries saw her residence included in the electorate. [8] The northward shift in electorate boundaries also saw her seat change from marginal to safe.
She is married with two children.
References
- ^ Greenway
- ^ Parliament of Australia: House of Representatives - Members
- ^ Religious Freedom - 27/10/2004 - ADJ - NSW Parliament
- ^ Husic victim of slur on Islam, says MP - National - www.smh.com.au
- ^ Howard condemns bogus flyer scam | The Daily Telegraph
- ^ House of Representatives Division First Preferences
- ^ Department of the Parliamentary Library - Shadow Ministry
- ^ http://www.aph.gov.au/House/members/pics/electrts/Greenway.pdf
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| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by Frank Mossfield |
Member for Greenway 9 October 2004 – present |
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| NAME | Markus, Louise |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 6 September 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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