Kathleen Matthews-Ward
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Broadmeadows
Assumed office
26 November 2022
Preceded byFrank McGuire
Councillor of the City of Moreland
for North-East Ward
In office
26 November 2004  27 October 2012
Preceded byNew ward
Succeeded byHelen Davidson
Personal details
Political partyLabor (since 1994)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (2010 to 2012)

Kathleen Matthews-Ward is an Australian politician who is the current member for the district of Broadmeadows in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Labor Party and was elected in the 2022 state election, replacing retiring MP Frank McGuire.[1]

Career

Prior to entering parliament, she had worked in retail, hospitality, finance, advocacy and aged care, she had volunteered with many sports clubs, schools, kinders and local organisations, and served as a councillor on City of Moreland from 2004 until 2012.[2]

In May 2010, she was suspended from Labor for two years after not voting for another Labor member – Enver Erdogan – to become mayor of Merri-bek.[3]

References

  1. "Broadmeadows – VIC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. "KATHLEEN MATTHEWS-WARD". Victorian Labor. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  3. "ALP suspends trio for breaking ranks". The Age. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023.
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