Ash Ambihaipahar
Ash Ambihaipahar | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Barton | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Linda Burney |
| Councillor of Georges River Council for Mortdale Ward | |
| In office 21 September 2022 – 27 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Warren Tegg |
| Succeeded by | Gerard Hayes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ashvini Ambihaipahar |
| Party | Labor |
| Education | Danebank |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney (BSc), University of Technology Sydney (JD) |
| Occupation | Politician Solicitor |
Ashvini "Ash" Ambihaipahar is a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Barton for the Australian Labor Party. She replaced the retired member Linda Burney, securing a four-point swing at the 2025 Australian federal election.[1]
Ambihaipahar was born in Australia and is of Sri Lankan Tamil origin.[2][3] She grew up in Narwee and Hurstville and attended Hurstville Public School and Danebank.[4][5] She completed a Bachelor of Science, majoring in Anatomy and Histology and Cell Pathology, at the University of Sydney in 2008.[6] She achieved a postgraduate Juris Doctor degree from the University of Technology Sydney in 2013[6] and has been a practicing solicitor working in the area of employment and industrial law.[1]
Ambihaipahar was elected at a countback election to represent the Mortdale Ward on Georges River Council in 2022[5] and was the Labor candidate for Oatley at the 2023 New South Wales state election. She narrowly lost the seat of Oatley to sitting Liberal member Mark Coure.[7][8] In June 2023, she became a Regional Director at the St Vincent de Paul Society NSW.[5] She was re-elected to Council in 2024.[9]
A member of Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's Labor Left faction, Ambihaipahar's pre-selection for seat of Barton was confirmed by the 21-member Australian Labor Party National Executive in December 2024 with the right faction boycotting the vote.[10] After being elected to represent Barton at the 2025 federal election, she resigned her position on Council in May 2025.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Barton Federal Election 2025 Results". ABC News. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Pathak, Dhwani (2 May 2025). "Every South Asian Candidate Running in the 2025 Australian Federal Election". SAARI Collective. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ Sanchayan, Kulasegaram (18 October 2024). "Ashvini Ambihaipahar: The Tamil woman to win elections again". SBS Tamil. Sydney, Australia: Special Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Ash Ambihaipahar - Candidate for Barton". Australian Labor Party. Archived from the original on 4 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Councillor Ashvini Ambihaipahar". Georges River Council. Archived from the original on 22 March 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Ashvini Ambihaipahar". LinkedIn. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "NSW State Election Results 2023 - State Electoral District of Oatley". New South Wales Electoral Commission. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Oatley (Key Seat) - NSW Election 2023". ABC News. March 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Georges River Mortdale Ward - Councillor Election results". pastvtr.elections.nsw.gov.au. New South Wales Electoral Commission. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
- ^ Massola, James (23 December 2024). "Albanese's third 'captain's call' raises hackles in factional seat battle". The Sydney Morning Herald. Nine Entertainment. Archived from the original on 8 March 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ Gainsford, Jim (28 May 2025). "New Barton MP to resign from Georges River Council". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Australian Community Media. Retrieved 27 September 2025.