Madeleine Ogilvie

Madeleine Ogilvie
MP
Member of the Tasmanian Parliament
for Denison
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 March 2014
Personal details
Born 25 January 1969
Political party Australian Labor Party
Alma mater University of Tasmania
Occupation Politician

Madeleine Ruth Ogilvie (born 25 January 1969)[1] is an Australian barrister and solicitor and politician from Hobart, Tasmania. She was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the Australian Labor Party in the Division of Denison at the 2014 state election.[2]

She grew up in Hobart and attended Roseneath Primary School, The Friends' School where she was Dux in her year, and Hobart College. She studied Classics, Philosophy and History graduating from Melbourne University (BA). Ogilvie was resident at Ormond College. She graduated in law (LLB) from the University of Tasmania Law School (1993) and later studied at the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) at the University of New South Wales. After working for several years in Australia for Allen's law firm and CSIRO Division of Minerals, Ogilvie worked for UNESCO in France on international cultural heritage law, Indonesia on telecommunications infrastructure projects, and the United States of America, in Silicon Valley. Ogilvie was a General Manager Commercial & Contracts with Telstra Corporation responsible for some of Australia's largest telecommunications deals. Ogilvie returned to Hobart, Tasmania to raise her family.[3][4]

In 2006 she established a legal practice in Hobart, Ogilvie & Associates, now Madeleine Ogilvie & Co Lawyers. Ogilvie is known for her advocacy of refugee rights.

Ogilvie first stood for election to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the 2010 state election.[1]

Family

Ogilvie is the granddaughter of former Member of the House of Assembly Eric Ogilvie, great-niece of former Premier of Tasmania Albert Ogilvie and stepdaughter of former Governor of Tasmania Peter Underwood (deceased).[5]

Shadow Ministries

Following the 2014 election, Ogilvie was allocated several Shadow portfolios, as well as being appointed Labor's Spokesperson for Multicultural Affairs and Opposition Whip.

She is the Shadow Minister for the following portfolios: Corrections; Aboriginal Affairs; Small Business; and Information Technology and Innovation.

Election Results

2010 Election

Ogilvie stood for Labor, receiving 522 first preference votes, but was not elected.[6]

2014 Election

In the 2014 election held on 15 March 2014, Ogilvie received 2,156 first preference votes, placing her in fifth position on the primary result (that is, on the number of first preference votes). Following the allocation of preferences under the Hare-Clark system, her election to the fifth (final) seat in the electorate of Denison was confirmed on 27 March 2014, on the 87th count of preferences.[7]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The candidates for Denison". 12 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  2. ↑ "Antony Green – The candidates for Denison". Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Tasmanian Labor – Madeleine Ogilvie". Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Emily's List – Madeleine Ogilvie". Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  5. ↑ "Tasmanian Governor Peter Underwood dies". The Australian. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  6. ↑ "2010 Tasmanian Election – Denison". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "Denison 2014 – Following the Count". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 3 April 2014.

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