Cressida Clytie O'Hanlon (born 1972) is an Australian politician from the Labor Party.[1] She has been a member of the South Australian House of Assembly since winning the 2024 Dunstan state by-election.[2] She contested the same seat against Premier Steven Marshall in the 2022 state election.[3]
Cressida O'Hanlon | |
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| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Dunstan | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Steven Marshall |
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| Born | 1972 (age 51–52) |
| Political party | Labor |
| Relations | Boyd family |
Cressida previously owned her own corporate mediating business before working as a political staffer to Reggie Martin MLC.[4]
Political career
editIn the 2019 Australian federal election she was the Australian Labor Party candidate in the Division of Sturt but was defeated by Liberal candidate James Stevens.[5]
In the 2024 Dunstan by-election, O’Hanlon made political history when she became the first government-backed candidate to win a seat from the opposition in a South Australian by-election in more than 116 years.[6] This is despite O'Hanlon seeing a 3.1% swing against Labor in the primary vote. Labor secured the seat by only 360 votes.[7]
Family
editCressida is married to James O'Hanlon, a 25-year veteran of the Australian Army.[8] She is the daughter of a bricklayer.[9]
Her grandparents, part of the Boyd artistic dynasty, were the artists David Boyd and Hermia Boyd.[10]
References
edit- ^ Shteyman, Jacob (2024-03-23). "Labor elated after surprise swing in key SA by-election". Hawkesbury Gazette. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ "Premier backs O'Hanlon for second Dunstan run - InDaily". www.indaily.com.au. 2024-01-25. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Martin, Sarah (2022-03-19). "South Australia election: Labor wins government as Liberal premier Steven Marshall concedes". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
- ^ Shteyman, Jacob (March 27, 2024). "Labor's Cressida O'Hanlon confirmed as Dunstan byelection winner after late drama". The New Daily. p. 1. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
- ^ Sturt, SA, Tally Room 2019, Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ Hough, Andrew (March 27, 2024). "Dunstan by-election: Labor's Cressida O'Hanlon in historic win over Liberal Anna Finizio". The Advertiser. p. 1. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ https://www.ecsa.sa.gov.au/elections/2024-dunstan-by-election
- ^ "Sturt (Key Seat) - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "Sturt (Key Seat) - Federal Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- ^ "David Boyd OAM (1924-2011) A Selling Exhibition 2022 by artvisory4 - Issuu". issuu.com. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2024-03-23.
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