John Graham (Australian politician)

John Edward Graham is an Australian politician. He was assistant general secretary of the New South Wales branch of the Australian Labor Party until October 2016, when he was appointed to fill the vacancy on the council resulting from the resignation of Sophie Cotsis to contest the Canterbury state by-election.[1]

The Honourable

John Graham

MLC
Member of Legislative Council of New South Wales
Assumed office
12 October 2016
Preceded bySophie Cotsis
Personal details
Political partyLabor Party
Spouse(s)Jenny McAllister
ChildrenTwo
WebsitePersonal Website

Graham was considered for preselection for Canterbury, and was confident he had the support of the rank-and-file members,[2] however Cotsis was preselected after NSW Labor leader Luke Foley intervened over concerns that Graham lived in Redfern (in the electorate of Newtown) and Foley wanted the candidate to be a woman.[3]

Graham is married to federal senator Jenny McAllister.[2] He is a member of NSW Labor's left faction.[4]

References
  1. "The Hon. John GRAHAM, MLC". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  2. Aston, Joe (23 February 2016). "John Graham to replace Linda Burney in NSW Parliament". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  3. Nicholls, Sean (11 March 2016). "The NSW Coalition's women problem". The Age. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
  4. Graham, John (15 April 2015). "Fighting For A Better World". Challenge Magazine. NSW Labor Left. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
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