David Ean Leyonhjelm (/ˈlaɪənhɛlm/ "lion-helm"; born 1 April 1952) is an Australian former politician. He was a Senator for New South Wales, representing the Liberal Democratic Party from 2014 to 2019. Having been elected at the 2013 federal election, he took office on 1 July 2014, and was re-elected in the 2016 full Senate election.[3] He resigned from the Senate in March 2019 to stand for the Legislative Council at the 2019 New South Wales state election, but failed to be elected.[4] Before being elected to federal parliament, Leyonhjelm worked as a veterinarian and then as an agribusiness consultant. He also writes columns for several Australian publications, with a concentration on rural issues.
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David Ean Leyonhjelm ( /ˈlaɪənhɛlm/ "lion-helm"; born 1 April 1952) is an Australian former politician. He was a Senator for New South Wales, representing...
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founder Derryn Hinch won a seat, while Jacqui Lambie, Liberal Democrat DavidLeyonhjelm and Family First's Bob Day retained theirs. The Coalition will require...
tasers, to "allow women to defend themselves". It was supported by DavidLeyonhjelm, Peter Georgiou, Cory Bernardi and Brian Burston, but rejected by both...
a senior adviser to DavidLeyonhjelm, a Liberal Democrat member of the Australian Senate, but at the end of May 2016 Leyonhjelm revealed that Dale had...
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18: ten Australian Greens, three Palmer United, and single seats to DavidLeyonhjelm of the Liberal Democratic Party, Bob Day of the Family First Party...
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formed a Senate voting bloc with the Liberal Democratic Party Senator DavidLeyonhjelm. The party issued a policy release in April 2017 urging party members...
of his party's backbenchers and Liberal Democrat Senator DavidLeyonhjelm; however, Leyonhjelm later clarified that he thought that South African farmers...
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some of his party's backbenchers and Liberal Democrat Senator DavidLeyonhjelm with Leyonhjelm later clarifying that he thought that South African farmers...
Territory Chief Minister Adam Giles, and guests, such as former senator DavidLeyonhjelm. Standards for commercial advertising in Australia are enforced via...
subsequent debates, the bill was strongly supported by Senators Eric Abetz, DavidLeyonhjelm and Ian Macdonald. Former Liberal party minister and Leader of the...
197 FCR 261, Federal Court (Australia). Patel, Uma (7 August 2016). "DavidLeyonhjelm, Malcolm Roberts push for Section 18C of Racial Discrimination Act...
Party. In the 45th Australian Senate, the Liberal Democratic Party's DavidLeyonhjelm, the Independent Cory Bernardi, Independent Fraser Anning and the United...
with other minor parties and independents on five seats (the LDP's DavidLeyonhjelm, Family First's Bob Day, Motoring's Ricky Muir and incumbents Nick...
advocacy groups, and the tech industry. Liberal Democratic Party Senator DavidLeyonhjelm argued that the bill was "a draconian measure to grant law enforcement...
English music collector David J. Ley (born 1973), American clinical psychologist DavidLeyonhjelm (born 1952), Australian politician David Licauco (born 1995)...
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seeds legal for human consumption in Australia. On 9 May 2018, Senator DavidLeyonhjelm introduced a Bill to allow states to remove Commonwealth barriers to...
Nhill is the birthplace of DavidLeyonhjelm, former NSW senator of the Liberal Democratic Party. Former Essendon footballers David Flood and Dean Wallis are...
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