14 April 2014(2014-04-14) (aged 79) Tasmania, Australia
Political party
Independent
Other political affiliations
Tasmanian Independent Senator Brian Harradine Group
Richard William Brian Harradine (9 January 1935 – 14 April 2014) was an Australian politician who served as an independent member of the Australian Senate, from 1975 to 2005, representing the state of Tasmania. He was the longest-serving independent federal politician in Australian history, and a Father of the Senate.
Richard William BrianHarradine (9 January 1935 – 14 April 2014) was an Australian politician who served as an independent member of the Australian Senate...
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independent Tasmanian Senator BrianHarradine holding the balance of power in the Senate. Howard brokered a deal with Harradine to ensure his support for...
Independent senators are quite rare. In modern politics, Independent BrianHarradine served from 1975 to 2005 with considerable influence at times. Nick...
following the party executives refusal to seat new Tasmanian delegate BrianHarradine, to which Whitlam demanded a vote of confidence from his caucus. Whitlam...
heavily in the campaign, almost as heavily as Hayden. Notes Independent: BrianHarradine Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at this election...
to his retirement, he was a joint Father of the Senate, along with BrianHarradine. After the 1996 election, the Labor Party refused to nominate Colston...
Senate. A deal announced on 3 July 1998 between Independent Senator BrianHarradine and the prime minister saw the legislation pass the Senate. The legislation...
Country Liberal Party ran a ticket. The sole independent elected was BrianHarradine of Tasmania. Members listed in italics did not contest their seat at...
not yet aligned with the federal party. The independent senator was BrianHarradine (Tasmania). Ros Kelly (Labor) had won Canberra at the 1993 election...
the party when the executive refused to seat new Tasmanian delegate BrianHarradine, a Whitlam supporter who was considered a right-wing extremist. Whitlam...
legislation was amended to gain the support of Independent Senator BrianHarradine, whose vote was required for the bill to pass. In 2007, the Howard...
Parliament, Murphy shared the balance of power with Senators Len Harris, BrianHarradine and Meg Lees, who left the Australian Democrats in 2002. This meant...
support the bill; nor would the Greens, Democrats or independent Senator BrianHarradine. The bill quickly passed the lower House of Representatives, but was...
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Turnbull (Catholic) were all practising Christians. Prominent senators BrianHarradine, Tasmanian independent (1975–2005) and Steve Fielding (Pentecostal...
087) and Greens South Australia (15,467). The independent senator was BrianHarradine (Tasmania). "GST: the reform that divided a nation". Australian Financial...
by the Labor Party, the Australian Greens and independent Senator BrianHarradine, which meant that it required Democrat support to pass. In an election...
and other individual senators have also exercised influence, e.g., BrianHarradine (1975–2005), Family First's Steve Fielding (2005–2011), and Nick Xenophon...
been elected in less populous States — the former Tasmanian Senator BrianHarradine and the former South Australian Senator Nick Xenophon. David Pocock...
she joined the Greens for this election. The sitting independent was BrianHarradine. At this election the Greens in New South Wales were a loose alliance...
Australia Preceded by Doug McClelland Father of the Australian Senate 1987–1993 with Arthur Gietzelt (1987–1989) Succeeded by Mal Colston BrianHarradine...
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