19 Facts About Harry Quick

Harry Quick was a member of the House of Representatives from 1993 until 2007, representing the electorate of Franklin in Tasmania.

Harry Quick sat as a member of the Labor Party from 1993 to 2007, when he was expelled from the party for failing to pay his membership dues.

Harry Quick was a teacher, education officer and electorate officer before entering politics.

Harry Quick worked for Senator Michael Tate prior to being elected to the House.

Harry Quick first entered politics in 1993 after winning the southern Tasmanian seat of Franklin in the House of Representatives.

Harry Quick protested against the 2003 Iraq war in which Australian troops took part.

Harry Quick once took some Tasmanian apples into the Federal parliament in protest against legalising the import of New Zealand apples which have been banned in Australia for 80 years because of bio-security risk reasons, notably the Fireblight disease.

The Speaker of the New Zealand Parliament was present on an official visit, and Speaker Neil Andrew named Harry Quick for refusing to discard the apples as requested.

Harry Quick opposed the 2005 Walker Corporation planned development at Ralphs Bay, Lauderdale near Hobart that the State Labor Government had hoped for.

Harry Quick has always believed that politicians should take a "hands on" role in the community.

On 12 August 2005, Harry Quick announced that he would not contest his seat at the next federal election, blaming what he called the party's left-right factional disputes and lack of a strong leader as the reasons for his retirement.

Harry Quick caused controversy during the 2006 state election by endorsing not only fellow Labor candidates in the state equivalent of his seat, but a Tasmanian Greens member, Nick McKim.

Harry Quick was expelled from the ALP on 20 August 2007 for failing to pay his membership fees, and appearing with Liberal party representatives Vanessa Goodwin the candidate for Franklin and minister Joe Hockey when the preselected ALP candidate for Franklin was Tasmanian union official Kevin Harkins who Harry Quick opposed.

Harry Quick sat as an Independent member until his retirement.

In February 2009, Harry Quick was reported to be seeking preselection for the Tasmanian Legislative Council division of Derwent as a representative of the Tasmanian Greens.

Five days after announcing his intention to contest the seat held by Treasurer Michael Aird, Harry Quick abruptly changed his mind, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.

Harry Quick was elected in the 2014 general Tasmanian council elections to Glenorchy City Council as alderman and was elected deputy mayor of Glenorchy, but defeated for both positions in 2018.

Harry Quick was elected in the 2022 general Tasmanian council elections to Glenorchy City Council as alderman.

Harry Quick died in Adelaide from cancer on 19 October 2024, at the age of 83.