Chris Trevor
Encyclopedia
Chris Allan Trevor is an Australia
n politician. He was an Australian Labor Party
member of the Australian House of Representatives
, representing the Division of Flynn
from 2007 to 2010. He had previously narrowly lost a contest against veteran independent Liz Cunningham
for the state seat of Gladstone
at the 2006 Queensland state election.
Trevor was a solicitor in Gladstone
before entering politics, and was a member of the City of Gladstone
council from 2004 to 2006. He was preselected as the Labor candidate for his local state seat of Gladstone
at the 2006 state election, challenging conservative independent MLA Liz Cunningham
. Cunningham had held the traditionally strongly Labor seat since 1995, and had established a significant margin despite her conservative views. Trevor ran a campaign tying Cunningham to the federal government's unpopular WorkChoices
industrial relations laws, that while he narrowly lost, resulted in Cunningham's closest race since her initial election, 51.2% to 48%.
The following year, Trevor was drafted as the Labor candidate for the new federal seat of Flynn
, which included Gladstone, after a crisis-torn Labor preselection process where two previous candidates had previously been dumped or withdrawn amidst vote-rigging allegations. Flynn was notionally held by the government, and was a seat which Labor may have needed to win to gain office; as such, Labor leader Kevin Rudd
publicly anointed Trevor as his preferred candidate to end the internal strife in the campaign. Trevor narrowly won Flynn at the election, overcoming a National Party
notional majority of 57.7% to Labor 42.3% to take the seat with 50.2% to the National Party's 49.8%
Trevor spoke out against the way Kevin Rudd
was treated by the factional leaders of the ALP
during and after Rudd's deposition
in June 2010, saying that he nearly quit politics as a result.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was an Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member of the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
, representing the Division of Flynn
Division of Flynn
The Division of Flynn is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 2006, following a redistribution of seats in the state. It was first contested at the 2007 federal election. The electorate generally extends west from the port city of Gladstone, as far as the...
from 2007 to 2010. He had previously narrowly lost a contest against veteran independent Liz Cunningham
Liz Cunningham
Elizabeth Anne "Liz" Cunningham is an Australian politician. She has been an independent member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 1995, representing the electorate of Gladstone...
for the state seat of Gladstone
Electoral district of Gladstone
The district of Gladstone is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The current member is independent Liz Cunningham who won the seat on National Party preferences after defeating then Labor MP Neil Bennett at the 1995 election...
at the 2006 Queensland state election.
Trevor was a solicitor in Gladstone
Gladstone, Queensland
- Education :Gladstone has several primary schools, three high schools, and one university campus, Central Queensland University. It is also home to CQIT Gladstone Campus.- Recreation :...
before entering politics, and was a member of the City of Gladstone
City of Gladstone
City of Gladstone is a Local Government Area in central Queensland, Australia. The LGA covers the urban locality of Gladstone and parts of the surrounding area....
council from 2004 to 2006. He was preselected as the Labor candidate for his local state seat of Gladstone
Electoral district of Gladstone
The district of Gladstone is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.The current member is independent Liz Cunningham who won the seat on National Party preferences after defeating then Labor MP Neil Bennett at the 1995 election...
at the 2006 state election, challenging conservative independent MLA Liz Cunningham
Liz Cunningham
Elizabeth Anne "Liz" Cunningham is an Australian politician. She has been an independent member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 1995, representing the electorate of Gladstone...
. Cunningham had held the traditionally strongly Labor seat since 1995, and had established a significant margin despite her conservative views. Trevor ran a campaign tying Cunningham to the federal government's unpopular WorkChoices
WorkChoices
The Workplace Relations Act 1996, as amended by the Workplace Relations Amendment Act 2005, popularly known as Work Choices, was a Legislative Act of the Australian Parliament that came into effect in March 2006 which involved many controversial amendments to the Workplace Relations Act 1996, the...
industrial relations laws, that while he narrowly lost, resulted in Cunningham's closest race since her initial election, 51.2% to 48%.
The following year, Trevor was drafted as the Labor candidate for the new federal seat of Flynn
Division of Flynn
The Division of Flynn is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. The division was created in 2006, following a redistribution of seats in the state. It was first contested at the 2007 federal election. The electorate generally extends west from the port city of Gladstone, as far as the...
, which included Gladstone, after a crisis-torn Labor preselection process where two previous candidates had previously been dumped or withdrawn amidst vote-rigging allegations. Flynn was notionally held by the government, and was a seat which Labor may have needed to win to gain office; as such, Labor leader Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian politician who was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010. He has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2010...
publicly anointed Trevor as his preferred candidate to end the internal strife in the campaign. Trevor narrowly won Flynn at the election, overcoming a National Party
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
notional majority of 57.7% to Labor 42.3% to take the seat with 50.2% to the National Party's 49.8%
Trevor spoke out against the way Kevin Rudd
Kevin Rudd
Kevin Michael Rudd is an Australian politician who was the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010. He has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2010...
was treated by the factional leaders of the ALP
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
during and after Rudd's deposition
Australian Labor Party leadership election, 2010
A leadership election of the Australian Labor Party was held on 2010. The Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, was challenged by the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, for the leadership of the party, and therefore the prime ministership, since the ALP has held a majority in...
in June 2010, saying that he nearly quit politics as a result.