Brendan Blomeley
Brendan Blomeley | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Clarence | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2022[1] | |
| Preceded by | Doug Chipman |
| Councillor of the City of Clarence | |
| Assumed office October 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Brendan Blomeley |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal (since 1990/91)[2] |
Brendan Blomeley is an Australian politician who has served as mayor of the City of Clarence in Tasmania since 2022. He is a former member of the Liberal Party.[2]
Political career
[edit]Government staffer
[edit]Before running for office, Blomeley was chief of staff to Tasmanian Liberal senator David Bushby, the Chief Government Whip in the Senate.
In 2017, he was convicted and fined $2000 for using a carriage service to harass his inlaws, Julia Edwards and Ted Edwards.[3] The conviction was set aside in 2018, but Blomeley was required to enter into an 18-month good behaviour bond on each of the two counts.[4]
Clarence City Council
[edit]Blomeley contested the 2018 Tasmanian local govermment elections as an Independent Liberal. He had 3.10% of the vote and was the last candidate elected after preference distribution.[5]
In 2022, he announced his candidacy for mayor of Clarence, leading the "Better Clarence" ticket.[6] He was successful in a close race, elected with 50.81% of the vote against Tony Mulder after preference distribution.[7]
Blomeley was passed over for Liberal Party Senate preselection in 2023 because he did not disclose he had been charged with breaching an apprehended violence order (AVO) in 2017.[8]
At the 2024 Tasmanian state election, he considered contesting the division of Franklin as an independent candidate, although ultimately chose not to.[2] His membership to the State Liberal Party of Tasmania automatically lapsed at this time.
Blomeley was within a kilometre of the Westfield shopping centre in Bondi Junction, Sydney, on 13 April 2024 when a man stabbed and killed multiple people but did not personally witness the event.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Blomeley announced as Mayor Elect". Clarence City Council.
- ^ a b c "Clarence mayor Brendan Blomeley may run as independent at state election". The Mercury.
- ^ "Vile phone harassment of in-laws puts job at risk for government staffer". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ "Brendan Blomeley's harassment convictions set aside". The Mercury.
- ^ "Clarence City Council Progressive Results". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Vote 1 for a Better Clarence" (PDF). Eastern Shore Sun. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2024.
- ^ "Clarence City Council". Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "Tasmanian mayor Brendan Blomeley passed over for Liberal senate ticket after failure to declare charges over AVO breach". ABC News.
- ^ "Clarence Council mayor Brendan Blomeley escapes Bondi Junction attack". The Mercury. 13 April 2024.