1. Aidan McLindon was first elected for the seat of Beaudesert to the Queensland State Parliament for the Liberal National Party at the 2009 state election.
23 Facts About Aidan McLindon
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Aidan McLindon resigned from that party to become an independent in May 2010, and in June 2010 he established The Queensland Party, which he merged with Katter's Australian Party in August 2011.
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Aidan McLindon lost his seat to the LNP at the 2012 election.
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Aidan McLindon established an independent political consultancy, AMac Consultants Pty Ltd, following the 2013 federal election.
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Aidan McLindon was born in Darwin, Northern Territory, and was a bar attendant and musician before entering politics.
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Aidan McLindon attended school at Springwood State High School where he was elected a prefect.
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Aidan McLindon gained some publicity in the media for his musical interests, especially his involvement in the alternative rock band KiLLTV.
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Aidan McLindon cites an early interest in politics at the age of 15 from work experience at Queensland Parliament House in 1995.
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Aidan McLindon later went on to complete a degree in Government and Politics, majoring in Public Policy, at Griffith University.
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Aidan McLindon acknowledged a number of academics and political scientists from the university in his inaugural speech to Queensland Parliament.
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In 1998 Aidan McLindon was preselected by the Liberal Party to run for the state seat of Waterford as Australia's youngest politically endorsed candidate at the age of 17 years, where he claims to have doorknocked 17,500 homes.
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Aidan McLindon successfully defended the seat at the 2009 Queensland state election for the LNP against former One Nation leader Pauline Hanson who contested the seat as an independent.
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In early 2010, Aidan McLindon attracted significant media attention by unsuccessfully challenging Liberal National Party of Queensland, Lawrence Springborg, for his position in the party at a parliamentary meeting of the LNP.
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In June 2010, Aidan McLindon announced the formation of a new party, The Queensland Party, based on "moderate" ideals.
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Aidan McLindon stated that the party would run in all Queensland seats at the next state election, with the exception of the five seats held by Independent MPs.
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Aidan McLindon has advocated the removal of poker machines from towns and cities around Queensland to be moved into a new "AusVegas" in the Cairns region.
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Aidan McLindon has been an advocate for the restoration of the Upper House in Queensland.
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Aidan McLindon had no political party affiliations from 2013 until 2021, when he joined the Australian Federation Party.
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Aidan McLindon was referred to as the preference 'blocker' in response to political consultant 'preference whisperer' Glenn Druery who has been widely criticised for his exchanging preferences for cash.
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On 6 September 2023, it was reported that Aidan McLindon was attempting to join the Victorian Liberal Party for the second time.
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Aidan McLindon was elected as a Councillor for the Kirrip Ward in the City of Whittlesea in the 2024 Local Government elections.
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Aidan McLindon was elected as the Mayor of City of Whittlesea on 19 November 2024.
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Aidan McLindon contested the 2025 Werribee state by-election polling tenth of 12 candidates with approximately 0.6 percent of the primary vote.