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'''Colleen Mildred Hartland''' (born 1 February 1959) is a former [[Australian]] politician, and a [[Victorian Greens|Greens]] member of the [[Victorian Legislative Council]] from 2006 to 2018.
'''Colleen Mildred Hartland''' (born 1 February 1959) is a former [[Australians|Australian]] politician, and a [[Victorian Greens|Greens]] member of the [[Victorian Legislative Council]] from 2006 to 2018.


==Early career==
==Early career==
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==Local politics==
==Local politics==
Hartland was elected as Councillor for Sheok Ward in the Maribyrnong City Council in 2003, and served on the council until 2005 as one of the first [[Australian Greens Victoria|Victorian Greens]] elected into council.
Hartland was elected as Councillor for Sheok Ward in the Maribyrnong City Council in [[2003 Victorian local elections|2003]], and served on the council until [[2005 Victorian local elections|2005]] as one of the first [[Australian Greens Victoria|Victorian Greens]] elected into council.


==State politics==
==State politics==
Hartland won a seat for the [[Australian Greens Victoria|Victorian Greens]] in the [[Western Metropolitan Region]] of the [[Victorian Legislative Council]] in the [[Victorian state election, 2006|2006 State election]], elected to the final spot, narrowly beating the Labor candidate after a vote recount. She increased her vote from 8.93% in 2006<ref>VEC: [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/state2006resultWesternMetropolitanRegion.html State Election 2006 : Western Metropolitan Region]</ref> to 11.66% in the 2010 State Election to hold her seat for another term.<ref>VEC: [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/state2010resultWesternMetropolitanRegion.html State Election 2010 : Western Metropolitan Region]</ref>
Hartland won a seat for the [[Australian Greens Victoria|Victorian Greens]] in the [[Western Metropolitan Region]] of the [[Victorian Legislative Council]] in the [[2006 Victorian state election|2006 State election]], elected to the final spot, narrowly beating the Labor candidate after a vote recount. She increased her vote from 8.93% in 2006<ref>VEC: [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/state2006resultWesternMetropolitanRegion.html State Election 2006 : Western Metropolitan Region]</ref> to 11.66% in the 2010 State Election to hold her seat for another term.<ref>VEC: [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/state2010resultWesternMetropolitanRegion.html State Election 2010 : Western Metropolitan Region]</ref>
In the 2014 Victorian State Election, Hartland was re-elected, this time to the fourth position in the [[Western Metropolitan Region]] with 9.89% of first preference votes.<ref>VEC: [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/State2014/WesternMetropolitanRegion.html State Election 2014 : Western Metropolitan Region]</ref> This was despite nearly twice as many candidates contesting the region and both the [[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor Party]] and [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] suffering larger swings against them.
In the 2014 Victorian State Election, Hartland was re-elected, this time to the fourth position in the [[Western Metropolitan Region]] with 9.89% of first preference votes.<ref>VEC: [http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/Results/State2014/WesternMetropolitanRegion.html State Election 2014 : Western Metropolitan Region]</ref> This was despite nearly twice as many candidates contesting the region and both the [[Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch)|Labor Party]] and [[Liberal Party of Australia (Victorian Division)|Liberal Party]] suffering larger swings against them.


On 13 June 2017, it was announced in an email to party members that Hartland, and state Greens leader Greg Barber, would not be contesting their Legislative Council seats at the 2018 Victorian state election.<ref name="green-retire">{{cite news|last1=Willingham|first1=Richard|title=Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber to quit seat in possible lower house tilt|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/victorian-greens-leader-greg-barber-quits-leaves-door-open-to-lower-house-tilt-20170613-gwq343.html|accessdate=13 June 2017|work=The Age|date=13 June 2017}}</ref> However, Barber resigned on September 2017, and Hartland resigned on 8 February 2018.<ref name="resignation">{{cite news|title=Greens MP to exit Parliament early|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/greens-mp-colleen-hartland-to-retire-from-parliament-early-as-greens-name-huong-truong-as-replacement/news-story/a59dea61eb51660661c9f3900a0da36d|accessdate=8 February 2018|work=news.com.au|date=22 January 2018}}</ref>
On 13 June 2017, it was announced in an email to party members that Hartland, and state Greens leader Greg Barber, would not be contesting their Legislative Council seats at the 2018 Victorian state election.<ref name="green-retire">{{cite news|last1=Willingham|first1=Richard|title=Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber to quit seat in possible lower house tilt|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/victorian-greens-leader-greg-barber-quits-leaves-door-open-to-lower-house-tilt-20170613-gwq343.html|accessdate=13 June 2017|work=The Age|date=13 June 2017}}</ref> However, Barber resigned in September 2017, and Hartland resigned on 8 February 2018.<ref name="resignation">{{cite news|title=Greens MP to exit Parliament early|url=http://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/greens-mp-colleen-hartland-to-retire-from-parliament-early-as-greens-name-huong-truong-as-replacement/news-story/a59dea61eb51660661c9f3900a0da36d|accessdate=8 February 2018|work=news.com.au|date=22 January 2018}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/details/1682-ms-colleen-hartland Parliament of Victoria - Colleen Hartland]
* [http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/details/1682-ms-colleen-hartland Parliament of Victoria - Colleen Hartland]
* [http://colleenhartland.org/ Colleen Hartland MP]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141103082542/http://colleenhartland.org/ Colleen Hartland MP]

* [http://vicvote.review/council/members/Colleen%20Hartland.html Parliamentary voting record of Colleen Hartland at Victorian Parliament Tracker]
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Latest revision as of 18:16, 28 March 2024

Colleen Hartland
Member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Western Metropolitan Region
In office
25 November 2006 – 8 February 2018
Succeeded byHuong Truong
Personal details
Born (1959-02-01) 1 February 1959 (age 65)
Morwell, Victoria, Australia
Political partyGreens

Colleen Mildred Hartland (born 1 February 1959) is a former Australian politician, and a Greens member of the Victorian Legislative Council from 2006 to 2018.

Early career

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Hartland is a Western Suburbs resident and activist who rose to prominence as a leader of the community campaign against the storage of toxic chemicals at Coode Island during the 1990s. She was a foundation member of the Hazardous Materials Action group (HAZMAG)[1] and was a member of Environment Effects Committees on West Point Wilson, Point Lillias and the proposed toxic dump at Werribee. Hartland chaired the Maribyrnong Drug Strategy Committee for three years. She was also employed as a social worker by the Western Region Health Centre.[2]

Hartland has previously worked as a cook in Parliament during the term of the Cain/Kirner Governments.[3]

Local politics

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Hartland was elected as Councillor for Sheok Ward in the Maribyrnong City Council in 2003, and served on the council until 2005 as one of the first Victorian Greens elected into council.

State politics

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Hartland won a seat for the Victorian Greens in the Western Metropolitan Region of the Victorian Legislative Council in the 2006 State election, elected to the final spot, narrowly beating the Labor candidate after a vote recount. She increased her vote from 8.93% in 2006[4] to 11.66% in the 2010 State Election to hold her seat for another term.[5] In the 2014 Victorian State Election, Hartland was re-elected, this time to the fourth position in the Western Metropolitan Region with 9.89% of first preference votes.[6] This was despite nearly twice as many candidates contesting the region and both the Labor Party and Liberal Party suffering larger swings against them.

On 13 June 2017, it was announced in an email to party members that Hartland, and state Greens leader Greg Barber, would not be contesting their Legislative Council seats at the 2018 Victorian state election.[7] However, Barber resigned in September 2017, and Hartland resigned on 8 February 2018.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Colleen Hartland: Activist". ABC: Life Matters. 22 August 2002. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008.
  2. ^ Ashley Gardiner, "Green trio hit the gas". Herald Sun. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
  3. ^ Mathew Murphy, Former Parliament cook to make a meal of Spring Street, The Age, 15 December 2006
  4. ^ VEC: State Election 2006 : Western Metropolitan Region
  5. ^ VEC: State Election 2010 : Western Metropolitan Region
  6. ^ VEC: State Election 2014 : Western Metropolitan Region
  7. ^ Willingham, Richard (13 June 2017). "Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber to quit seat in possible lower house tilt". The Age. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Greens MP to exit Parliament early". news.com.au. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
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