Harry Quick
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Harry Vernon Quick (born 28 June 1941), is an Australian politician with the Australian Labor Party. In internal party factions, Quick caucuses with the Socialist Left.
He first entered politics in 1993 after winning the Southern Tasmanian seat of Franklin in the House of Representatives. On the night of the 1993 Federal Election Quick was the first member to become elected that night (mainly due to daylight savings difference), reclaiming Franklin for Labor, for the first time in 17 years. During the time he has been member for Franklin the one-time Liberal stronghold has become a reasonably safe Labor seat. Even in the 2004 Federal Election where all Tasmanian Labor members lost support, Quick's decline was the smallest.
He was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was a teacher, education officer and electorate officer before entering politics. He worked for Senator Michael Tate prior to being elected to the House.
He also protested the 2003 Iraq war which Australian troops took part in. He once took a Tasmanian apple into the Federal parliament in protest against legalising the import of New Zealand apples which have been banned in Australia for 80 years because of bio-security risk reasons, notably the Fireblight disease. He opposed the 2005 Walker Corporation planned development at Ralph's Bay, Lauderdale near Hobart that the State Labor Government had hoped for. He has always believed that politicians should take a "hands on" role in the community. Quick was an Opposition Whip 2001-04.
On the 12 August 2005, Quick announced that he would not contest his seat at the next federal election, blaming what he called the party's left-right factional disputes and lack of a strong leader as the reasons for his retirement. In fact, since Quick will turn 65 during the next Parliament, he is arguably required under ALP rules to retire anyway.
Quick caused controversy during the 2006 state election by not only endorsing fellow Labor candidates in the state equivalent of his seat, but also a Tasmanian Greens member, Nick McKim [1].
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- ^ Mercury Newspaper "Federal Labor Backs Green" (05 March 2006)
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Quick, Harry Vernon |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 28 June 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
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