Michael Owen (Australian politician)

Michael Owen (Australian politician)
Michael Owen MP

Michael Joseph Owen (born 13 July 1962) is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Bass Hill in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1988.

Owen was educated at St Therese Primary School in Padstow Heights, and then at De La Salle College in Revesby and Benilde High School in Bankstown. He worked as an insurance agent and real estate salesman before entering politics. He joined the Liberal Party in 1980, and served as Vice-President and then President of the Bankstown Young Liberals; he was also President and Treasurer of the Blaxland Federal Electoral Council and Vice-President of the Bankstown State Electoral Council.[1]

In 1985, Owen was elected to Bankstown City Council at a by-election, representing the Liberal Party. He was re-elected in 1987, and served on the council until 1991, when he did not seek re-election.

In 1986, Premier Neville Wran resigned from parliament, triggering a by-election for the safe Labor seat of Bass Hill. Owen was selected as the Liberal candidate, and won the seat by 103 votes after the distribution of preferences, with the Labor primary vote dropping by 22.17% from the previous election. The seat was redistributed prior to the next election, consolidating it for Labor, and Owen was easily defeated by his opponent in the by-election, Bill Lovelee. He has not returned to politics.[2]

References

Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by
Neville Wran
Member for Bass Hill
1986–1988
Succeeded by
Bill Lovelee

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