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Sarah ConnollyMP
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Laverton
Incumbent
Assumed office
26 November 2022
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Tarneit
In office
24 November 2018 – 26 November 2022
Preceded byTelmo Languiller
Succeeded byDylan Wight
Personal details
Born (1981-12-29) 29 December 1981 (age 43)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor Party
SpouseScott Connolly
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
CommitteesMember, Legislative Assembly Economy and Infrastructure Committee March 2019 - February 2021

Chair, Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee December 2020 - August 2022
Member, Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee December 2018 - November 2022
Chair, Public Accounts and Estimates Committee August 2022 - November 2022

Chair, Public Accounts and Estimates Committee since February 2023
Websitewww.sarahconnollymp.com.au

Sarah Connolly (born 29 December 1981) is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2018, representing the electorates of Tarneit (2018-2022) and Laverton (2022-present), in Melbourne's outer west.

Early life

Connolly grew up in the coastal township of Kingscliff in northern New South Wales.

She holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland and Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the Queensland University of Technology.

Early career

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Prior to entering into politics, Connolly worked in the criminal justice system as a judge’s associate, and in a law firm. She also worked for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Australian Energy Regulator, and spent over a decade working across public and privately-owned energy networks in policy, legislative reform and regulatory frameworks.

Personal life

Connolly is married to Scott Connolly, Assistant Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. Together they have had three children but the eldest, Viviene, has died.

Political career

Connolly was pre-selected by the Labor Party as its candidate for Tarneit in 2017 and went on to be elected at the 2018 Victorian State Election. She was a Board Member of VicHealth, and is a member of the Transport Workers Union and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.

At the 2022 state election, she stood in the new electorate of Laverton, which had been established in a redistribution, and was elected.

References

  1. "Ms Sarah Connolly". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. "Sarah Connolly MP". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  3. "Sarah Connolly – Labor Member for Tarneit". Sarah Connolly. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  4. "About Sarah Connolly". Sarah Connolly. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  5. "Hansard debates". Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. "Member Profile - Ms Sarah Connolly". Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  7. "Labor's Sarah Connolly expected to win in Laverton". Brimbank & Northwest Star Weekly. 27 November 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
Parliament of Victoria
Preceded byTelmo Languiller Member for Tarneit
2018–2022 		Succeeded byDylan Wight
Preceded byNew district Member for Laverton
2022–present 		Incumbent
Current members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Labor (53)
Coalition (28)
Liberal (19)
National (9)
Greens (3)
Independent Labor (1)
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Vacant (2)


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