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| name = Adam Marshall
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of Parliament#Australia|MP]]
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| constituency_AM = [[Electoral district of Northern Tablelands|Northern Tablelands]]
| assembly        = New South Wales Legislative
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| majority        = 31 points
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'''Adam John Marshall''' (born 4 September 1984), an Australian politician, is a member of the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]], and has been representing [[Electoral district of Northern Tablelands|Northern Tablelands]] since a [[Northern Tablelands state by-election, 2013|2013 by-election]], as a member of the [[National Party of Australia]].

==Early years and education==

Marshall received his elementary education whilst attending Gunnedah South Public School before completing his secondary studies at Farrer Memorial Agricultural High School where he earned the higher school certificate. In his final year he was voted by his peers as the "person most likely to be Australian Prime Minister", which is a prediction he is also said to have made as a youth, to fellow students on the school bus.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nvi.com.au/story/1532786/former-mayor-to-enter-parliament/ |title=Former Mayor to enter Parliament |last=Ramien |first=Kate |date=28 May 2013 |work=Namoi Valley Independent |accessdate=28 January 2015}}</ref>

==Political career==

Elected to [[Gunnedah Shire|Gunnedah Shire Council]] in 2004, aged 19, Marshall became deputy mayor and then [[mayor]] of Gunnedah, an office his father once held, after the 2008 local government elections. During his time as Mayor, Marshall served as president of the Country Mayors' Association and Senior Vice-President of the Shires Association of NSW. Marshall moved to [[Armidale, New South Wales|Armidale]] in 2012, resigning from the Council, and commenced studying [[Bachelor of Commerce|commerce]] at the [[University of New England (Australia)|University of New England]], prior to his endorsement as a candidate for the 2013 by-election held following the sudden resignation of [[Richard Torbay]] in March as the National's candidate for the federal electoral district New England and state member for Northern Tablelands, amid allegations of corruption.<ref name=Green>{{cite web|author=Green, Antony|authorlink=Antony Green|title=2013 Northern Tablelands by-election: Guide|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2013/northerntablelands/|work=ABC News|location=Australia|year=2013|accessdate=25 May 2013}}</ref>

Marshall was the National's endorsed candidate to replace the outgoing member, and he would claim victory on the night having receiving over 60% of the vote,<ref>{{cite web|title=Nationals take landslide win in Northern Tablelands by-election|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-25/nationals-landslide-in-northern-tablelands-by-election/4713256|work=ABC News|location=Australia|date=25 May 2013|accessdate=25 May 2013}}</ref> subsequently being declared the winner with a margin of more than 30%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2013/northerntablelands/result.htm |title=2013 Northern Tablelands by-election results |authorlink=Antony Green |author=Green, Antony |work=ABC News |accessdate=31 May 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.nsw.gov.au/results/by-elections/state/2013_northern_tablelands_by-election_results|title=2013 Northern Tablelands By-election Results|work=Results: By-Elections: State|publisher=[[New South Wales Electoral Commission]]|date=30 May 2013|accessdate=17 June 2013}}</ref>

During his preselection bid ahead of the Northern Tablelands by-election in 2013, it was revealed that Marshall once held concurrent membership with both the [[National Party of Australia|Nationals]] and the [[Australian Labor Party|Labor Party]] from 2001 to 2003, whilst also being employed on the staff of [[Independent (politician)|independent]] [[Electoral district of Tamworth|Member for Tamworth]], [[Peter Draper]]. Country Labor organiser Courtney Roche said Marshall would have been deemed to be a card carrying member of the party until 2004, after which his membership expired.<ref name=Green/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.armidaleexpress.com.au/story/1506636/adams-labor-past/?cs=469|title=Adam’s Labor past|author=Jeffrey, Stephen|date=17 May 2013|work=Armidale Express|accessdate=25 May 2013 }}</ref>

On 27 June 2014, Marshall was stopped for a random breath test while driving and returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.112. On 15 July he pleaded guilty to and was convicted for mid range drink driving. Marshall's counsel argued in mitigation that he was suffering from a head cold which may have impaired his awareness of his level of intoxication. He was disqualified from driving for nine months and fined $2,000. It was subsequently revealed that Marshall had incurred 17 speeding offences since 2002,<ref name="McCarthy">{{cite news|url=http://www.gleninnesexaminer.com.au/story/2423569/mp-faces-local-court/|title=MP faces local court |last=McCarthy|first=Simon|date=17 July 2014|work=[[Glen Innes Examiner]]|accessdate=18 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.inverelltimes.com.au/story/2426136/marshall-pays-price-for-his-poor-driving-record/ |title=Marshall pays price for his poor driving record |date=14 July 2014 |work=Inverell Times |accessdate=28 January 2015}}</ref> and that his licence had been suspended on three separate occasions between 2003 and 2011. He was able to avoid a fourth suspension in May 2014 by entering into a good-behaviour bond.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/leadfoot-mp-revealed-the-abysmal-driving-record-of-states-youngest-politician/story-fni0cx12-1227010774199 |title=Leadfoot MP revealed: The abysmal driving record of state’s youngest politician |last=Chambers |first=Geoff |date=2 August 2014 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |accessdate=28 January 2015}}</ref>

==References==

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==Other links==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130504015155/https://www.nswnationals.org.au/northern-tablelands National Party - NSW Nationals - Northern Tablelands]

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