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John Madigan (John Joseph Madigan) was born on 21 July, 1966 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is an Australian politician (1966–2020). Discover John Madigan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?

Popular As John Joseph Madigan
Occupation Blacksmith Politician
Age 53 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 21 July, 1966
Birthday 21 July
Birthplace Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of death 16 June, 2020
Died Place Ballarat Victoria, Australia
Nationality Melbourne

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1966

John Joseph Madigan (21 July 196616 June 2020) was an Australian blacksmith and politician.

1974

Madigan became the first DLP senator from Victoria since Frank McManus and Jack Little, who were both defeated at the double-dissolution election in 1974.

1983

Madigan was a blacksmith and boilermaker from 1983 to 2011, self-employed in his own engineering workshop in Hepburn Springs, Victoria.

He has an apprenticeship in Structural Steel Fabrication from Newport TAFE.

He lived in Ballarat and was married with two children.

2008

Madigan served as vice-president of the Victorian DLP from 2008 to 2009 and was elected to the Senate at the 2010 election.

2010

He was elected to the Senate at the 2010 federal election as a member of the Democratic Labour Party (DLP).

Madigan won the sixth and last Victorian Senate seat at the 2010 federal election.

The primary DLP vote in Victoria of 2.3 percent (75,000 votes) was boosted to the 14.3 percent quota required by gaining One Nation, Christian Democratic and Building Australia preferences.

That gave Madigan a 0.2 percent lead over Steve Fielding of the Family First Party, whose preferences then flowed to Madigan.

When the Australian Sex Party candidate was excluded, the DLP gained Liberal Democratic Party preferences, overtaking the third Liberal/National candidate and gaining those preferences to win the last seat.

2011

He served as a Senator for Victoria from 2011 to 2016.

He took his seat in the Senate on 1 July 2011.

The Labor government of the time held 31 seats, eight short of a majority, with the Greens holding nine seats, giving them the balance of power.

Madigan's vote was unlikely to be a decider in any Senate division because the votes of Greens bloc, paired with either Labor or the Coalition, were enough to win any Senate vote.

From 2011 onward, Madigan's chief of staff was Brendan Gullifer, a journalist and writer who has published articles against wind power.

Madigan described himself as "unashamedly pro-life".

As a representative of the DLP, he opposed legislation on same-sex marriage; the sale of public infrastructure; the implementation of a carbon tax (stating "We're not in favour of a carbon tax because we believe it's a tax on people and a tax on life"); and the limiting of weekend trading hours.

He addressed the Inaugural Jack Kane Dinner in July 2011, where he advocated Chifley-style protectionist economics.

In his maiden speech to the Senate, Madigan denounced Victoria's "inhumane" abortion laws and committed to help restore Australia's dwindling manufacturing sector.

He called for a "good Labor government that will bring something better to the people".

He said that the DLP and ALP differed in a number of ways, stating:

Madigan also praised fellow crossbench Senator Nick Xenophon in his maiden speech, saying he had "done his best to address the plight of the Australian worker and the Australian family".

He shared views on gambling reform and wind turbines with Xenophon, with the pair helping to establish a Select Committee on Wind Turbines.

2014

He resigned from the DLP to become an independent in September 2014, and later launched "John Madigan's Manufacturing and Farming Party" in 2015.

Madigan resigned from the DLP and became an independent Senator on 4 September 2014, citing long-term internal party tensions.

2015

Madigan campaigned against wind turbines, chairing the 2015 Select Committee on Wind Turbines, advocating the removal of government incentives from the industry, and promoting the idea of "wind turbine syndrome".

2016

He failed to be re-elected at the 2016 double dissolution election, and the Manufacturing and Farming Party was voluntarily deregistered on 13 September 2016.

Born into a Catholic family, Madigan belonged to a youth group run by the National Civic Council founder, B. A. Santamaria, in Melbourne.

Due to a double dissolution of parliament in 2016, Madigan was unable to serve his full term in parliament.

The Manufacturing and Farming party supported Madigan and Mark George as Senate candidates for Victoria in the 2016 federal election.

He was not re-elected, gaining 0.15% of the total Senate vote in the state.

John Madigan's Manufacturing and Farming Party was voluntarily deregistered by the Australian Electoral Commission on 13 September 2016.

Madigan joined the Australian Country Party in September 2016.

2018

In December 2018, Madigan announced that he had liver and bowel cancer.

2020

He died on 16 June 2020, aged 53, at a palliative care facility near his home in Hepburn Springs.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott eulogised Madigan as "a fine representative of a worthy political tradition" with an "old-fashioned sense of courtesy and respect for others".

Madigan took a strong stance for implementing refugee and protection conventions and gambling reforms.