Chris Haviland

Christopher Douglas Haviland (born 27 February 1952) is an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he has worked as a public servant with the Commonwealth Department of Health, a teacher, a maths tutor and an umpire for Sydney Grade Cricket.[1][2] He was district cricketer in Sydney and Perth.[3] He is a leading activist for party democratisation and is an active member of the progressive Left faction.[4] He is the New South Wales State Convenor of grassroots party reform organisation Local Labor.[5]

Chris Haviland
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Macarthur
In office
13 March 1993 – 29 January 1996
Preceded byStephen Martin
Succeeded byJohn Fahey
Personal details
Born (1952-02-27) 27 February 1952
Sydney
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
RelationsStanley Haviland (great uncle)
ResidenceAsquith

Local government

In 1987, Haviland was elected to Campbelltown City Council.[1][2]

In 1991, he was elected to the Executive of the NSW Local Government Association.[2][6]

Federal politics

In 1993, Haviland was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Macarthur, succeeding Stephen Martin, who contested Cunningham instead.[1][2] In 1996, however, he lost his Labor endorsement and retired from politics.[7][1][2]

Haviland is a two-time Labor candidate for the safe Liberal seat of Bradfield. In 2013 Haviland achieved 29.2 percent of the two-party vote.[8][9][10][11] and he was the candidate for the 2019 Australian federal election.[12][13]

References
  1. "Bradfield - Australia Votes | Federal Election 2013 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. "Biography for HAVILAND, Christopher Douglas". parlinfo.aph.gov.au. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "OurSay - Community Engagement". OurSay. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  4. Kriz, Georgia (23 February 2018). "Chris Haviland – Candidate for Bradfield". NSW Left. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  5. "About – Local Labor". Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  6. "OurSay - Community Engagement". OurSay. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  7. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  8. "Bradfield – Australia Votes – Federal Election 2013 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  9. "NSW Labor - People". Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  10. "Labor announce ex-Macarthur MP Chris Haviland as Bradfield candidate". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  11. "Bradfield – Australia 2013". tallyroom.com.au. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  12. "Bradfield – Australia 2019". The Tally Room. 9 June 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  13. "Bradfield – Australia Votes – Federal Election 2019 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 24 April 2020.


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