Ash Ambihaipahar
Ash Ambihaipahar | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Barton | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Linda Burney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ashvini Ambihaipahar |
| Political party | Labor |
| Education | Bachelor of Science Juris Doctor |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney University of Technology Sydney |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
Ashvini "Ash" Ambihaipahar is a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Barton for the Australian Labor Party. She replaced the retired member Linda Burney, securing a four percent swing at the 2025 Australian federal election.[1]
Ambihaipahar was born in Australia and is of Sri Lankan Tamil origin.[2][3] She grew up in Narwee and Hurstville and attended Hurstville Public School and Danebank.[4][5] She completed a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Anatomy and Histology and Cell Pathology, at the University of Sydney in 2008.[6] She achieved a postgraduate Juris Doctor degree from the University of Technology Sydney in 2013[6] and has been a practicing solicitor working in the area of employment and industrial law.[1] Since June 2023, she has been a Regional Director at the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW.[5]
Ambihaipahar has represented the Mortdale Ward on Georges River Council since 2022[5] and was the Labor candidate for Oatley at the 2023 New South Wales state election narrowly losing to the Liberal sitting member Mark Coure.[7][8]
A member of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Labor Left faction, Ambihaipahar's pre-selection for seat of Barton was confirmed by the 21-member Australian Labor Party National Executive in December 2024 with the right faction boycotting the vote.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Barton Federal Election 2025 Results". ABC News. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Pathak, Dhwani (2 May 2025). "Every South Asian Candidate Running in the 2025 Australian Federal Election". SAARI Collective. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ Sanchayan, Kulasegaram (18 October 2024). "Ashvini Ambihaipahar: The Tamil woman to win elections again". SBS Tamil. Sydney, Australia: Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Ash Ambihaipahar - Candidate for Barton". Australian Labor Party. Archived from the original on 4 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Councillor Ashvini Ambihaipahar". Georges River Council. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Ashvini Ambihaipahar". LinkedIn. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "NSW State Election Results 2023 - State Electoral District of Oatley". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Oatley (Key Seat) - NSW Election 2023". ABC News. March 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Massola, James (23 December 2024). "Albanese's third 'captain's call' raises hackles in factional seat battle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 8 March 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia
- Australian MPs 2025–2028
- Australian people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent
- Labor Left politicians
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- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Barton
- New South Wales local councillors
- Politicians from Sydney
- University of Sydney alumni
- University of Technology Sydney alumni
- Women members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Australian politicians of Sri Lankan descent
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