Ms Michelle O'Byrne

Speeches

Parliamentary service

Elected to the House of Representatives for Bass, Tasmania, 1998. Re-elected 2001. Defeated at general elections 2004.

Committee service

House of Representatives Standing: Transport and Regional Services served from 20.3.2002 to 20.8.2002; Transport and Regional Services served from 2.12.2002 to 31.8.2004

Parliamentary party positions

Australian Labor Party. Served: 03.10.1998 to 09.10.2004
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary to the Shadow Minister for Communications from 18.2.2003 to 22.10.2004.
Shadow Cabinet Minister from 2.7.2003 to 22.10.2004.

Party positions

Delegate to the Australian Labor Party State Conference (Tas.), 1992.
Delegate to the Australian Labor Party State Conference (Tas.) from 1994 to 1995.
Member of the Australian Labor Party Youth Policy Committee (Tas.) from 1996.
Member of the Australian Labor Party Social Policy Committee (Tas.) from 1996.
Delegate to the Australian Labor Party State Conference (Tas.) from 1997 to 2001.

Personal

Qualifications and occupation before entering Federal Parliament

BA (University of Tasmania).
Officer in the Jobskills Program of the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union.
Member of the Trades and Labour Council Women's Committee from 1992 to 1996.
Member of the Trades and Labour Council Youth Committee from 1992 to 1996.
Industrial Officer for the Miscellaneous Workers' Union from 1992 to 1996.
Electorate officer to Senator K O'Brien from 1996 to 1998.

Electorate

Name: Bass
Location: north-east Tasmania; it includes the city of Launceston and the towns of Branxholm, Bridport, Derby, George Town, Gladstone, Lilydale, Legana, Ringarooma and Scottsdale. This division also includes the Furneaux group of islands including Flinders Island.
Area: 7,343 Sq km
Electors enrolled: 67,941 (at 9.10.2004)
Industries: farming, fishing, textile industry, aluminium and ferrous metals, wool, meat, woodchips, timber, boat building, a brewery and tourism.
Includes: Bass is co-extensive with the Tasmanian House of Assembly electorate of the same name.