Michael Considine

Michael Considine
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Barrier
In office
5 May 1917 – 16 December 1922
Preceded byJosiah Thomas
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Bornc. (1885-01-26)26 January 1885
County Mayo, Ireland
Died2 November 1959(1959-11-02) (aged 74)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLabor (1917–20) (1926+)
Socialist Labor (1920–21)
Industrial Labor Party (1921-)
SpouseBessie Washington
OccupationUnionist

Michael Patrick Considine (c. 26 January 1885 – 2 November 1959) was an Irish-born Australian politician and unionist. He represented the seat of Barrier in the House of Representatives from 1917 to 1922. A controversial figure, Considine was pressured to resign from the Australian Labor Party (ALP). He won in 1919 as an independent before joining the Socialist Labor Party in 1920, but his seat was abolished for the 1922 election and he was defeated in an attempt to transfer to the seat of Darling.