Leon Bignell
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Leon William Kennedy Bignell (born 1966), Australia
n politician
, is the member for Mawson
for the Australian Labor Party
. He finished ahead of incumbent Liberal member Robert Brokenshire
by 3.9% on first preference and 2.2% of two party preferred in the 2006 state election, delivering the seat to Labor for the first time since it was lost in the 1993 election landslide. As of the 2010 state election, Bignell holds Mawson
with a margin of 4.4 percent.
Previous to his entry in to parliament he was a high-profile ABC
sports reporter and more recently a media adviser to Pat Conlon
.
Bignell is affectionately known as "Biggles" in media circles, and was recently caught drawing caricatures of his Opposition colleagues while in the chamber. Bignell was engaged to Labor colleague and member for Bright Chloe Fox
between March 2006 and March 2007.
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
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, is the member for Mawson
Electoral district of Mawson
The Electoral district of Mawson is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the outer southern suburbs of Woodcroft, Hackham, Hackham West, Huntfield Heights and Noarlunga Downs, as well as the regional shopping centre at Noarlunga as well as the southern wine region...
for the 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...
. He finished ahead of incumbent Liberal member Robert Brokenshire
Robert Brokenshire
Robert "Rob" Lawrence Brokenshire is a South Australian dairy farmer and Member of the 48th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd and current South Australian Parliament. Formerly a real estate broker, Brokenshire was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1993 and...
by 3.9% on first preference and 2.2% of two party preferred in the 2006 state election, delivering the seat to Labor for the first time since it was lost in the 1993 election landslide. As of the 2010 state election, Bignell holds Mawson
Electoral district of Mawson
The Electoral district of Mawson is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly. It covers the outer southern suburbs of Woodcroft, Hackham, Hackham West, Huntfield Heights and Noarlunga Downs, as well as the regional shopping centre at Noarlunga as well as the southern wine region...
with a margin of 4.4 percent.
Previous to his entry in to parliament he was a high-profile ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
sports reporter and more recently a media adviser to Pat Conlon
Patrick Conlon (politician)
Patrick Frederick "Pat" Conlon is a South Australian politician. Since 1997 he has represented the Electoral district of Elder in the South Australian House of Assembly as a member of the Australian Labor Party. He is Minister for Transport, Minister for Infrastructure, and Minister for Energy,...
.
Bignell is affectionately known as "Biggles" in media circles, and was recently caught drawing caricatures of his Opposition colleagues while in the chamber. Bignell was engaged to Labor colleague and member for Bright Chloe Fox
Chloe Fox
Chloë Catienne Fox is an Australian politician, and MP for the seat of Bright in the South Australian House of Assembly since the 2006 election, representing the Australian Labor Party...
between March 2006 and March 2007.