Katie McCusker
Katie McCusker | |
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| Member of the South Australian Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2026 | |
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| Political party | Greens |
Katie McCusker is an Australian politician who has sat as a member of the South Australian Legislative Council since the 2026 state election.
Career
McCusker first stood for the South Australian Greens at the 2010 state election, standing in the district of Norwood and polling 11.4 percent.[1]
At the 2022 federal election, McCusker ran for the Greens in the division of Sturt.[2] She polled 16.2 percent, an increase to the Greens' primary vote in the seat, but was unsuccessful, with Liberal MP James Stevens being re-elected.[2]
McCusker was the Greens candidate for the 2024 Dunstan by-election.[3] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Liberal incumbent Steven Marshall, who had previously served as Premier.[3] The Dunstan district, named in honour of former Premier Don Dunstan, was called Norwood prior to the 2014 state election, and had been held by Marshall since 2010.[4] McCusker received 19.2% of the primary vote at the by-election, with Labor candidate Cressida O'Hanlon successfully gaining the seat.[4]
McCusker, then a staffer in the federal parliament and state co-convenor for the South Australian Greens, was announced in May 2024 as the Greens candidate for Sturt at the 2025 federal election.[5] Her primary vote declined slightly to 15.6 percent, and Stevens was defeated by Labor candidate Claire Clutterham.[6]
In August 2025, McCusker was announced as the second-placed candidate for the Greens in the South Australian Legislative Council at the 2026 state election, behind Melanie Selwood.[7] McCusker was successful, being elected to an eight-year term in the Legislative Council alongside Selwood.
References
- ↑ "2010 State Election Norwood". Electoral Commission of South Australia. 14 April 2010. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Green, Antony (21 May 2022). "Sturt (Key Seat) - Federal Election 2022". ABC News. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dunstan voters prepare for March by-election triggered by Steven Marshall's resignation". ABC News. 8 February 2024. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Green, Antony (11 March 2024). "Dunstan By-election 2024 Results". ABC News. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kelsall, Thomas (22 May 2024). "Libs take aim at Greens in tight Sturt race". InDaily. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Green, Antony (3 May 2022). "Sturt (Key Seat) Federal Election 2025 Results". ABC News. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Karakulak, Helen (14 August 2025). "Greens target Teague, defectors unite in state election tilt". ABC News. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026. Unknown parameter
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