Russell Evan Broadbent (born 25 December 1950), Australian politician, was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as member for the Division of McMillan, Victoria for the Liberal Party of Australia at the 2004 federal election. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 McMillan is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. 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 He previously represented the Division of Corinella 1990-93 and McMillan 1996-98. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) He was a company director and self-employed retailer before entering politics. [1]
Broadbent came to national prominence after siding with Liberal dissident Petro Georgiou and advocating better treatment of detainees.
| Parliament of Australia | ||
|---|---|---|
| New division | Member for Corinella 1990 – 1993 |
Succeeded by Alan Griffin |
| Preceded by Barry Cunningham |
Member for McMillan 1996 – 1998 |
Succeeded by Christian Zahra |
| Preceded by Christian Zahra |
Member for McMillan 2004 – present |
Incumbent |