Mathew Hilakari

Mathew Hilakari is an Australian politician who is the current member for Point Cook in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He is a member of the Labor Party and was elected in the 2022 state election.[1]

Mathew Hilakari
MP
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Point Cook
Assumed office
26 November 2022
Preceded bynew constituency
Personal details
Political partyLabor

Career

Hilakari was the state convener and powerbroker of the Socialist Left faction of the Victorian Labor Party prior to his election. He was parachuted to contest Point Cook at the 2022 election, despite not living in the electorate at the time but instead in Seaford, near Frankston in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs.[2]

Personal life

Hilakari's brother, Luke is the Secretary of the Victorian Trades Hall Council.[3]

References
  1. "Point Cook (Key Seat) - VIC Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. "As Victoria's election nears, Melbourne's outer west is a source of unease for Labor strategists". ABC News. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  3. "Labor factional brawling spills over". Herald Sun. 21 December 2017.


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