Laurie Ferguson - Member for Reid

Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship

Parliament House

Tel:

(02) 6277 4920

Fax:

(02) 6277 8507

Email:

Laurie.Ferguson.MP@aph.gov.au

Reid Electorate Office

3rd Floor
10 Bridge Street
Granville, NSW, 2142

Tel:

(02) 9637 4713

Fax:

(02) 9682 6320

Biography

Laurie grew up in Guildford before moving to Granville in 1981. As a former Research Officer for the Liquor Hospitality Miscellaneous Workers Union, he represented many local workers in negotiations. Laurie was educated at St Patrick’s, Guildford and St Patrick’s, Strathfield. He received a Master of Arts (History) and Bachelor of Economics from Sydney University. He married Maureen Walsh in 1983.

Laurie Ferguson was elected to Federal Parliament in 1990 as the Member for Reid. This followed his election to the NSW Parliament for the State Seat of Granville, from 1984 to 1990. He joined the ALP in 1967 and held positions at branch, electorate council level and the NSW Administrative Committee.

Within the Federal Parliament Laurie has been particularly interested in Foreign Affairs, Immigration, multicultural issues, housing and urban sustainability, the environment, overseas aid, and industry development. He has held a variety of Shadow Ministerial roles since 1996. These have included Immigration, Veterans’ Affairs and Defence Personnel, Multicultural Affairs, Urban Development and Consumer Affairs.

Laurie is now Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Citizenship in the Rudd Labor Government.

Electorate Profile

State: New South Wales

Name Derivation: Named after Sir George Reid 1845-1918, one of the framers of the Constitution, Premier of New South Wales 1894-99 and Prime Minister of Australia 1904-05.

Area and Location Description: Reid covers an area of approximately 68 sq km of the western suburbs of Sydney. The main suburbs include Auburn, Berala, Clyde, Granville, Greystanes, Harris Park, Holroyd, Homebush Bay, Lidcombe, Mays Hill, Newington, Rosehill, Rydalmere, Silverwater, South Granville and parts of Dundas, Ermington, Guildford, Homebush West, Merrylands, Merrylands West, Regents Park, South Wentworthville, Wentworthville and Westmead.

Products/Industries of the Area: Light industry, commercial retail and engineering works and site of the Year 2000 Olympics, Homebush Bay.

First Proclaimed/Election: 1922

Demographic Rating: Inner Metropolitan

Members:

• FERGUSON, L (ALP) 1990-
• UREN, T (ALP) 1958-1990
• MORGAN, C A (ALP) 1949-1958
• LANG, J T (LANG LAB) 1946-1949
• MORGAN, C A (ALP) 1940-1946
• GANDER, J H (ALP) 1931-1940
• COLEMAN, P E (ALP) 1922-1931