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Andrew James Constance (born 31 October 1973) is an Australian politician who represented Bega for the Liberal Party in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 2003 and December 2021. Constance served as the New South Wales Minister for Transport and Roads in the second Berejiklian ministry from April 2019 until October 2021.
3. Okt. 2021 · The former treasurer and transport minister announced he would run for the Liberal preselection for Gilmore, after Gladys Berejiklian's resignation. He praised her leadership and said he would not contest the NSW Liberal leadership.
23. März 2024 · In short: The NSW Liberal party has selected veteran politician Andrew Constance to contest the next federal election for the seat of Gilmore. The seat is currently held by Labor's Fiona Philips with a margin of just 0.2 per cent, making it the most marginal seat in Australia. Mr Constance defeated Nowra lawyer Paul Ell 80-69 to win preselection.
- Seeing Positives in Swings
- Changing Political Landscape
- Acknowledging A 'Personal' Toll
- Looking to Life After Politics
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Gilmore experienced a 2.5 per cent swing to the Liberal Party and was the last seat to be called for Labor. Mr Constance, who was the state member for Bega for 19 years, said he was proud of a "13 per cent swing on our primary" even if he considered it "a little bit frustrating". "You see members of parliament getting elected with 29 per cent prima...
Reflecting on the Coalition's election loss, Mr Constance felt that the party had lost its way, but said it had been a wake-up call for both major parties. Mr Constance also said the changing nature of the media and the rise of social media had made being a politician a much tougher job. "When I started out in politics, you didn't have Twitter, Ins...
Mr Constance was blunt when it came to the impact of 20 years in state politics. "My personal life has suffered very badly," he said. "It put a lot of pressure on the home environment, and I'm very sorry for that. "I feel like I've lived 10 years in the last three, to be honest, since Black Summer." Mr Constance fought to save his Malua Bay home du...
With his election loss now official, Mr Constance said he was keen to continue playing a leadership role in the community, particularly in the wake of the bushfires. But he said he would be taking a break before considering anything. "The phone has gone really quiet, so that's a good thing," Mr Constance said. "I'm just going to put my head down an...
The former NSW transport minister and Liberal candidate for Gilmore reflects on his narrow defeat by Labor's Fiona Phillips and his 20 years in state politics. He says he has no regrets, but politics has changed and he wants to help the community recover from Black Summer.
23. Mai 2023 · Former NSW minister Andrew Constance has emerged as a narrow favourite to win a Senate seat held by the late Jim Molan, after scoring an endorsement from former premier Gladys Berejiklian and...
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3. Okt. 2021 · October 3, 2021 - 2:08PM. NCA NewsWire. The NSW Transport Minister has announced he will quit state politics to instead run for a south coast federal seat currently held by Labor. Andrew Constance said he will resign from NSW cabinet in the coming days, and as the member for the state seat of Bega by the end of the year.
14. Juni 2022 · Josh Butler. Tue 14 Jun 2022 00.30 EDT. The Liberal candidate Andrew Constance has requested a formal recount in the ultra-marginal New South Wales seat of Gilmore, which he lost by just 373...
