Luke Richmond
Luke Richmond | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Stafford | |
| Assumed office 16 May 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Jimmy Sullivan |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Labor |
Luke Richmond is an Australian politician, and has represented the district of Stafford in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland since a 2026 by-election. Richmond is a member of the Australian Labor Party, and prior to his election was assistant state secretary of the Labor Party's Queensland branch.
Career
In advance of the 2024 Queensland state election, Richmond was appointed as deputy chief of staff to premier and Labor leader Steven Miles. Prior to this, he had been chief of staff to Shannon Fentiman.[3]
In late 2025, Richmond was made the assistant state secretary of Queensland Labor at the party's conference.[4] Richmond was the candidate of the Right faction, and was the coordinator for campaign and strategy at the Australian Workers' Union when he took the role.[5]
Following the death of independent MP Jimmy Sullivan (who had formerly been a Labor MP before his removal from caucus in 2025), Richmond was selected as the Labor candidate for the by-election in Sullivan's district of Stafford.[1] Despite a swing against Labor in the by-election, Richmond defeated Liberal National candidate Fiona Hammond and was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly.[6][7]
Early life
Richmond attended Padua College (Brisbane).[8]
References
- ^ a b Brewster, Alex (5 May 2026). "Early voting opens in Stafford by-election with three main issues to sway votes in Queensland state seat". ABC News. Vol. ABC News. Archived from the original on 15 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ^ Dennien, Matt (25 April 2026). "A fragile truce, and a funeral, launch parties' scramble for Stafford". Brisbane Times. Archived from the original on 15 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ^ McKenna, Michael; Lynch, Lydia; Elks, Sarah (1 February 2024). "Can Miles' 'Daggy Dad' act win over QLD voters in October?". The Australian. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ^ "Labor's creative quota filling". The Courier-Mail. 1 December 2025. p. 14.
- ^ Elks, Sarah; McKenna, Michael; Scott, Mackenzie (30 November 2025). "LNP to defy 27 years of Queensland political history". The Australian. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
- ^ Richards, Sarah (17 May 2026). "Labor claims victory in Stafford by-election in Brisbane, LNP concedes candidate 'just won't get there'". ABC News. Archived from the original on 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ Messenger, Andrew. "LNP falls 'agonisingly short' in Stafford byelection as Labor suffers swing against it". The Guardian. Australian Associated Press. Archived from the original on 17 May 2026. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 20 May 2026.