Chris Hayes (politician)

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Chris Hayes
Member of the Australian Parliament for Werriwa
In office 19 March 2005 – 21 August 2010
Preceded by	Mark Latham
Succeeded by	Laurie Ferguson
Member of the Australian Parliament for Fowler
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 August 2010
Preceded by	Julia Irwin
Personal details
Born	(1955-07-17) 17 July 1955 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	Industrial officer

Christopher Patrick "Chris" Hayes (born 17 July 1955) is an Australian Labor Party politician who was elected to the Australian House of Representatives on 19 March 2005 in a by-election for the Division of Werriwa, New South Wales, succeeding former party leader Mark Latham.

Hayes holds the position of Parliamentary Labor Party - Returning Officer, in which he oversees elections, including the 2013 Leadership Spill/Ballot in June. He released the official votes between Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd.

Early life and education

Hayes was educated at De La Salle College, Revesby, and Sydney University. He has a Diploma in Labour Relations and Law. He was an industrial officer with the Public Service Professional Officers Association and then with the Australian Workers' Union from 1978 to 1995, then Assistant National Secretary of the Police Federation of Australia and New Zealand from 1997 to 1999. Since 1999 he has run his own business advising companies and unions on mediation issues.

At the 2005 Werriwa by-election Hayes polled 55.54 percent of the primary vote, a 2.90 percent increase from the October 2004 election. This was seen as a good result for Labor, although the Liberal Party did not contest the by-election. At the 2010 federal election, he moved to the seat of Fowler following a redistribution to allow Laurie Ferguson, whose seat of Reid had been substantially changed, to contest Werriwa.

External links

Campaign website

Search or browse Hansard for Chris Hayes at OpenAustralia.org

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Mark Latham	Member for Werriwa 2005–2010	Succeeded by Laurie Ferguson
Preceded by Julia Irwin	Member for Fowler 2010–present	Incumbent

v t e Current members of the Australian House of Representatives from New South Wales

Labor (17)	Anthony Albanese Sharon Bird Chris Bowen Tony Burke Jason Clare Sharon Claydon Pat Conroy Justine Elliot Laurie Ferguson Joel Fitzgibbon Chris Hayes Ed Husic Stephen Jones Julie Owens Tanya Plibersek Michelle Rowland Matt Thistlethwaite

Liberal (22)	Tony Abbott John Alexander Bob Baldwin Bronwyn Bishop David Coleman Paul Fletcher Alex Hawke Peter Hendy Joe Hockey Craig Kelly Sussan Ley Louise Markus Russell Matheson Karen McNamara Scott Morrison Philip Ruddock Fiona Scott Ann Sudmalis Angus Taylor Malcolm Turnbull Nickolas Varvaris Lucy Wicks

Nationals (7)	John Cobb Mark Coulton David Gillespie Luke Hartsuyker Kevin Hogan Barnaby Joyce Michael McCormack

Persondata
Name	Hayes, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	17 July 1955
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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