Hollie Hughes (politician)

This article is about an Australian politician. For the American horse trainer, see Hollie Hughes (horse trainer).

Senator
Hollie Hughes
Senator for New South Wales
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 July 2019
Personal details
Born
Hollie Alexandra Nolan

(1975-02-12) 12 February 1975 (age 49)
Adelaide, South Australia
CitizenshipAustralian
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceSydney
EducationCharles Sturt University
Macquarie University
OccupationPolitician

Hollie Alexandra Hughes (née Nolan; born 12 February 1975) is an Australian politician who was elected as a Senator for New South Wales at the 2019 federal election. She is a member of the Liberal Party.

Hughes was an unsuccessful Senate candidate at the 2016 federal election.[1] During the 2017 parliamentary eligibility crisis, she won the countback to determine the replacement for disqualified Senator Fiona Nash,[2] but was not declared elected because the High Court of Australia, sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns, ruled that she was ineligible for election, due to her employment as a member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.[3]

In November 2018, Hughes won the most votes in the Liberal Party's Senate preselection ballot for the 2019 federal election. She was first on the Coalition's Senate ticket in New South Wales at the 2019 election.[4]

  1. ^ Re Nash (No 2) [2017] HCA 52 (6 December 2017) "Judgment summary" (PDF). High Court of Australia. 6 December 2017.
  2. ^ Bullock, Michael Koziol and Laurie (2 October 2017). "Moree's Hollie Hughes headed for parliament". Moree Champion. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  3. ^ Hutchens, Gareth (1 November 2017). "Liberal Hollie Hughes ineligible to replace Fiona Nash in Senate". the Guardian. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Senator Jim Molan left in an unwinnable position following Liberal Senate preselection". 4BC. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.