Adrian Tantari

Adrian Tantari (born 15 March 1961) is an Australian politician, a member of the Labor Party, and was elected as the representative of Hervey Bay, Queensland, during the 2020 Queensland state election. Until the 2020 election, the seat was considered a "safe" seat for the Liberal National Party of Queensland, who had held the seat since 2009.[1][2][3][4]

Adrian Tantari

MP
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Hervey Bay
Assumed office
31 October 2020
Preceded byTed Sorensen
Personal details
Born (1961-03-15) 15 March 1961
Altona, Victoria, Australia
Political partyLabor

Biography

Tantari was born in 1961, in Altona, Victoria, to an Italian family. His father immigrated to Australia after World War Two at the age of 17. Tantari is married and has 3 children.[2] Prior to the 2020 election, Tantari had lived in Hervey Bay for 20 years and was the Labor candidate in the 2017 Queensland state election.[1] Locally, he is a member of the Hervey Bay Historical Society, the Hervey Bay Boat Club, and the Fraser Coast Bicycle Users Group.[2]

Political career

2017 state election

In 2017, Tantari was the Labor Party candidate for Hervey Bay. He received 29.1% of the vote, behind the Liberal National candidate, Ted Sorensen, who received 37.7% of the vote. After preferences, Tantari received 40.9% of the vote to Sorensen's 59.1%.[1]

Tantari's 2017 campaign emphasised growing the region's educational institutions.[5]

During a 2017 campaign event, Tantari was confronted by Pauline Hanson of the One Nation Party. Hanson accused Tantari of "bullying" and "assaulting" a One Nation Party candidate. Tantari denied Hanson's claim, calling it a "stunt" to bolster the profile of the One Nation Party candidate.[6][7]

2020 state election

In his 2020 campaign, Tantari called for the re-establishment of the Ministerial Regional Community Forum, based out of Hervey Bay, to help bolster the economic significance of the region.[2]

Prior to the 2020 Queensland state election, the seat of Hervey Bay was treated as a "safe" seat for the Liberal Nationals.[8] In the initial reporting, Tantari appears to have gained an 11% swing, securing the seat for Labor.[1] Political reactions emphasised that the campaigning efforts of One Nation had complicated the electorate divide and actually assisted Labor to win the seat.[8]

Parliamentary Activities

Tantari is a member of the Queensland Parliament's Economics and Governance Committee.

References
  1. "Hervey Bay - QLD Election 2020 Electorate, Candidates, Results | QLD Votes - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". ABC News.
  2. "Get To Know Your Candidates: Adrian Tantari". Fraser Coast Chronicle.
  3. Walker, Carlie. "Twitter reacts to close election race in Hervey Bay". Noosa News.
  4. "Mr Adrian Tantari". Parliament of Queensland.
  5. Antrobus, Blake. "Labor candidate Adrian Tantari outlines his policies". Daily Mercury.
  6. "Pauline Hanson confronts candidate Queensland election | | Express Digest".
  7. "Pauline Hanson claims Labor 'physically assaulted' One Nation opponent". www.abc.net.au. November 22, 2017.
  8. "How One Nation propelled Labor to victory". Northern Star.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Ted Sorensen		 Member for Hervey Bay
2020–present		 Incumbent
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