Michael Keenan (South Australian politician)
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Michael Keenan is a South Australia
n politician. He was the Mayor
of the City of Unley
for 15 years before been beaten by Richard Thorne, a retired businessman, on 11 November 2006. Keenan has run as an Australian Labor Party
member and an independent
for various state and federal seats at various elections. Keenan came within 1.1% of winning the seat of Unley
in the 2006 state election; he has been unsuccessful in all four of his attempts at gaining state or federal office. He is a member of the Australian Services Union.
He was the Labor
candidate for Boothby
in the federal election of 1990. He ran as an Independent in the 1997 state election, and on a Clubs SA Legislative Council
ticket in the 2002 state election. The purpose of the ticket was a protest against what he considered to be the partisan issuing of pokie licences by the incumbent Liberal
Government. Keenan was chosen to contest Unley at the 2006 election without having to go through the preselection processes due to the use of the "Premier's choice" rule, which Labor Premier Mike Rann
had earlier used on the candidacy of Jane Lomax-Smith
in Adelaide
and Vini Ciccarello
in Norwood
.
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
n politician. He was the Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of the City of Unley
City of Unley
The City of Unley, is a Local Government Area in the Adelaide metropolitan region. It is located directly south of the Adelaide city centre. The City of Unley was proclaimed in 1906.-Suburbs:-External links:***...
for 15 years before been beaten by Richard Thorne, a retired businessman, on 11 November 2006. Keenan has run as 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 and an independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
for various state and federal seats at various elections. Keenan came within 1.1% of winning the seat of Unley
Electoral district of Unley
Unley is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after the suburb of the same name, it is a 12.2 km² urban electorate in Adelaide's inner southern suburbs, taking in the suburbs of Eastwood, Frewville, Fullarton, Glenunga, Highgate, Hyde...
in the 2006 state election; he has been unsuccessful in all four of his attempts at gaining state or federal office. He is a member of the Australian Services Union.
He was the Labor
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...
candidate for Boothby
Division of Boothby
The Division of Boothby is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The division was created in 1903 and is named after William Boothby , the Returning Officer for the first election of Members of the House of Representatives in 1901....
in the federal election of 1990. He ran as an Independent in the 1997 state election, and on a Clubs SA Legislative Council
South Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the House of Assembly...
ticket in the 2002 state election. The purpose of the ticket was a protest against what he considered to be the partisan issuing of pokie licences by the incumbent Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
Government. Keenan was chosen to contest Unley at the 2006 election without having to go through the preselection processes due to the use of the "Premier's choice" rule, which Labor Premier Mike Rann
Mike Rann
Michael David Rann MHA, CNZM , Australian politician, served as the 44th Premier of South Australia. He led the South Australian branch of the Australian Labor Party to minority government at the 2002 election, before attaining a landslide win at the 2006 election...
had earlier used on the candidacy of Jane Lomax-Smith
Jane Lomax-Smith
Jane Diane Lomax-Smith is a former Australian politician in the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Adelaide representing the Labor Party from 2002 to 2010, and Lord Mayor of Adelaide from 1997 to 2000...
in Adelaide
Electoral district of Adelaide
Adelaide is an electorate for the South Australian House of Assembly which includes Adelaide's central business district and suburbs in the inner north and inner north east...
and Vini Ciccarello
Vini Ciccarello
Vincenzina "Vini" Ciccarello , Australian politician, is a former Labor Party MP for the electoral district of Norwood. A mayor of Norwood for seven years, she was a well known identity in the eastern suburbs electorate....
in Norwood
Electoral district of Norwood
Norwood is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after its surrounding geographical area, Norwood, South Australia. Norwood is a 14.2 km² urban electorate in Adelaide's inner eastern suburbs...
.