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PAMPHLET - LABOR PARTY 2016 FEDERAL ELECTION

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2016

Overview

A rectangular piece of paper, one side is mainly white with black text, an open letter from Matt to the BURT constituents, and a red strip along the top with text [Matt Keogh LABOR FOR BURT] and a picture of Matt on the right.
The opposite side is also mainly white, it has a red strip along the top and bottom with white text, four photos of labor MPs and black text stating what Matt and the Labor Party aim to achieve if elected.

Historical information

This pamphlet outlines Matt Keogh's promises if elected. He worked as a lawyer and was recognised by the Law Council of Australia in 2009. He also worked for the Commonwealth Director of Prosecutions in white collar crime. Matt also worked with Alannah MacTiernan. In 2015 he contested the federal by-election for the seat of Canning and lost. In 2016 he contested the new federal seat of Burt and won. He was re-elected in 2019.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-33-COA2016.46

Item type

Documents

Themes

People
Social History

Width

105 mm

Height or length

210 mm

Inscriptions and markings

bottom [Authorised and Printed by P Gorman, 54 Cheriton Street, Perth]

Keywords

Federal Election 2016

Burt Division of Commonwealth of Australia

KEOGH Matthew "Matt Mr

Year

2016

Statement of significance

This collection of election ephemera provides a snap shot into the political parties and organisations who participated in the 2016 Federal Election for the newly created Federal Division of Burt. The collection includes policies from large and small political parties and identifies issues the political parties believed were important to residents in the seat. The Federal seat of Burt was created in 2015 after the 2015 By-Election for the seat of Canning.

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