Kyle McGinn

The Honourable
Kyle McGinn
MLC
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for Mining and Pastoral Region
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 May 2017
Personal details
Born
Kyle Owen McGinn

(1988-05-23) 23 May 1988 (age 36)
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Political partyLabor Party

Kyle Owen McGinn (born 23 May 1988) is an Australian politician. He was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council at the 2017 state election, as a Labor member in Mining and Pastoral Region. His term began on 22 May 2017.

McGinn worked as a union representative before entering state politics.[1]

McGinn sought Labor preselection for the new federal Division of Bullwinkel,[2] but was defeated by Shire of Mundaring deputy president Trish Cook in September 2024 after the federal branch intervened.[3][4] The following day, McGinn announced his retirement from politics at the 2025 state election.[5]

  1. ^ Zaunmayr, Tom (24 January 2017). "Battle for Pilbara seats a hot contest". Pilbara News.
  2. ^ Caporn, Dylan (7 July 2024). "Kyle McGinn: MUA-aligned Upper House MP seeks to enter Federal Parliament via new WA seat of Bullwinkel". The West Australian. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ Hastie, Hamish (3 September 2024). "Federal Labor swoops in to select Perth Hills councillor for nation's newest seat". WAtoday. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. ^ Jones, Sam (4 September 2024). "Labor pick Mundaring councillor for Bullwinkel". Business News. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  5. ^ Caporn, Dylan (4 September 2024). "Kyle McGinn: Upper House MP confirms end of political career after losing federal bid". The West Australian. Retrieved 4 September 2024.