Steve Irons

Steve Irons
MP
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Swan
Assumed office
24 November 2007
Preceded by Kim Wilkie
Personal details
Born Stephen James Irons
(1958-09-01) 1 September 1958
Melbourne, Victoria
Nationality Australian
Political party Liberal Party of Australia
Spouse(s) Cheryle Irons (m. 2011)
Children Jarrad Irons
Website www.steveirons.com.au

Stephen James "Steve" Irons (born 1 September 1958) is an Australian politician.[1] He is the Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives for the electoral division of Swan in Western Australia. He was the sole Liberal in Australia to unseat a sitting Labor MP at the 2007 election, defeating Kim Wilkie by 164 votes. However, the federal election came at a bad time for the state Labor government, which was only polling at 49 percent at the time the federal writs were dropped. Indeed, Western Australia was the only state that actually recorded a swing to the Coalition in an election where Labor won a strong majority government.

In October of 2015, Mr Irons pleaded guilty to a case of driving whilst intoxicated. He was served with a good behavior order. [2]

His son Jarrad played Australian rules football for Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League. Steve Irons played for East Perth in the West Australian Football League in the 1980s.

On 21 October 2011, Irons married Cheryle Street, then a Melbourne-based real estate agent.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Steve Irons: Parliament of Australia website
  2. ↑ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-16/federal-mp-steve-irons-pleads-guilty-to-drink-driving/6860314
  3. ↑ McIlroy, Tom (26 September 2016). "WA Liberal MP Steve Irons used taxpayer funds to attend his own wedding in Melbourne". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 26 September 2016.
  4. ↑ Butterly, Nick (26 September 2016). "WA Liberal MP Steve Irons put wedding flight on expenses". The West Australian. Archived from the original on 26 September 2016.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Kim Wilkie		 Member for Swan
2007–present 		Incumbent


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