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Alistair Coe

Australian politician

Summary

Australian politician

Field	Value
name	Alistair Coe
image	Alistair Coe at 2CC in 2016.jpg
image_size	130px
caption	Coe in October 2016
office	Leader of the Opposition of the Australian Capital Territory
Elections: 2020
deputy	Nicole Lawder
predecessor	Jeremy Hanson
successor	Elizabeth Lee
term_start	25 October 2016
term_end	27 October 2020
constituency_AM1	Yerrabi
assembly1	Australian Capital Territory Legislative
term_start1	15 October 2016
term_end1	12 March 2021
successor1	James Milligan
constituency_AM2	Ginninderra
assembly2	Australian Capital Territory Legislative
term_start2
term_end2
birth_date
birth_place	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
birthname	Alistair Bruce Coe
nationality	Australian
party	Liberal
spouse	Yasmin Coe
alma_mater	Australian National University

| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = Elections: 2020

Alistair Bruce Coe (born 9 January 1984) is an Australian politician and a former leader of the Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). He was a member of the ACT Legislative Assembly from 2008 to 2021, representing the Ginninderra electorate from 2008 to 2016 and the Yerrabi electorate from 2016 to 2021. As Opposition Leader Coe led the Liberal Party to defeat at the 2020 election. He chose not to re-contest the party's leadership position, and resigned from the Assembly in 2021.

Legislative Assembly

Coe at the [[Australian War Memorial]] in 2009

Coe's first speech in the ACT Legislative Assembly was on 9 December 2008.

His portfolio responsibilities from 2008 to 2012 were as Shadow Minister for Urban Services, for Transport Services, for Housing, for Heritage, and for Youth. From 2012, Coe's responsibilities included Shadow Minister for Territory and Municipal Services, for Planning & Infrastructure, for Transport, and for Heritage.

At the 2012 election, Coe was returned with a quota of 0.9.

When Zed Seselja, then Leader of the Opposition, mounted a bid to win preselection for the Senate for the 2013 Australian federal election, Coe was elected as Deputy Leader of the Liberals.

Leader of the Opposition

In the wake of a fifth consecutive Liberal defeat in the 2016 election, former leader Jeremy Hanson resigned, and Coe was elected as his replacement with Nicole Lawder as his deputy.

During the Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey, Coe was the only federal, state or territory party leader to oppose same-sex marriage.

Coe led the Canberra Liberals to the 2020 election. His party faced an uphill battle as soon as the campaign began, with the Greens declaring they would not support a Liberal coalition government. This almost certainly meant that the Liberals had to win a majority in order to govern, something only ever done once in ACT history.

Ultimately, the Liberals were defeated at the election, losing 2 seats. Coe conceded on election night, when it became apparent that a Labor-Greens coalition would return to power. On 27 October 2020, Coe was replaced by Elizabeth Lee as Leader of the Canberra Liberals and Leader of the Opposition. On 24 January 2021 Coe announced his forthcoming resignation from the Legislative Assembly, which became effective on 12 March 2021.

Personal life

Alistair Coe and Yasmin were married on 9 March 2013, at St Paul's Church, Manuka. He identifies as member of the Anglican Church and is anti-abortion.

He was the Deputy Chairman of the International Young Democrat Union in 2011.

References

(26 November 2013). "Alistair Coe". Legislative Assembly for the ACT.
"Canberra Liberals - official website".
(5 November 2008). "Mr Seselja statement". Legislative Assembly for the ACT.
(27 October 2020). "Elizabeth Lee named ACT Opposition Leader after Alistair Coe chooses not to contest Canberra Liberal leadership". ABC News.
"Shadow ministerial responsibilities". ACT Government.
(25 October 2016). "Canberra Liberals name Alistair Coe as new leader".
(27 September 2017). "Every Government And Opposition Leader in Australia Is Voting Yes on Same-Sex Marriage...Except One". Buzzfeed News.
Lindell, Jasper. (27 September 2020). "ACT election 2020: Greens rule out forming coalition with Liberals".
(17 October 2020). "Alistair Coe concedes the ACT election".
Jervis-Bardy, Dan. (27 October 2020). "Elizabeth Lee elected Canberra Liberals' new leader".
(22 January 2021). "Former Canberra Liberals leader Alistair Coe to resign from politics in March". ABC News.
(12 March 2021). "Alistair Coe departs Legislative Assembly". Canberra Liberals.
"Former Members of the Legislative Assembly". parliament.act.gov.au.
(15 March 2021). "ACT Legislative Assembly Casual Vacancy Announced". ACT Electoral Commission.
(October 2018). "VfV Show with Alistair Coe". Australian Christian Lobby.

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