24 Facts About Ian Goodenough

Ian Reginald Goodenough was born on 3 July 1975 and is an Australian politician.

Ian Goodenough has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2013, representing the Western Australian seat of Moore.

Ian Goodenough was a member of the Liberal Party, when he resigned to recontest Moore as an independent following his defeat for Liberal preselection.

Ian Goodenough was a property developer, businessman and City of Wanneroo councillor prior to his election to parliament.

Ian Goodenough's family emigrated to Australia in December 1984, before becoming an Australian citizen in 1987.

Ian Goodenough is of English, Portuguese, and Singaporean Chinese descent, and identifies as a member of the Eurasian community, with his branch of the Goodenough family having first arrived in Singapore in the 1800s.

In 2003, Ian Goodenough returned to Curtin for two years to obtain a Master of Business Administration degree, and later attended an executive development program at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School in Philadelphia, USA.

Aged 21, Ian Goodenough invested money borrowed from his parents into Pipe Supports Australia, a pipe manufacturing and wholesale business, and in 1998 he co-founded Westcapital Group, a property developer.

Ian Goodenough was managing director of both companies, and in 2006 was named in Business News' 40 Under 40, with his profile noting his "diverse business interests".

Ian Goodenough was a recipient of the Australian government's Centenary Medal in 2001, for "service to the community through local government, education and charity".

In 1999, after the City of Joondalup's separation from the City of Wanneroo necessitated new elections for both councils, Ian Goodenough was elected to the City of Wanneroo's Coastal Ward.

Ian Goodenough remained a councillor until his election to federal parliament in September 2013.

Ian Goodenough was preselected for Moore in July 2012, and won the seat at the 2013 federal election with 53.08 percent on first preferences, replacing the retiring Mal Washer.

Ian Goodenough has been described as a member of the conservative faction of the Liberal Party, in particular, belonging to the "National Right" faction, headed by Peter Dutton.

Ian Goodenough sits on the Standing Committees for Procedure and Tax and Revenue, and on the Joint Standing Committee for Electoral Matters.

Ian Goodenough sits on the Speaker's Panel, whose members chair the house in the absence of both the Speaker and Deputy Speakers.

In February 2024, Ian Goodenough lost a preselection vote for his seat.

Ian Goodenough had been supported by Dutton, Sussan Ley, and Angus Taylor.

In 2018, Ian Goodenough supported Peter Dutton's call to treat white South African farmers, who are sometimes targets of attacks, as refugees.

In February 2016, former Liberal MP for the Western Australian state electorate of Hillarys, Rob Johnson claimed that Goodenough had encouraged members of non-mainstream, evangelical Christian church groups to "takeover" branches within the electorate of Moore, including the Globalheart Church in Joondalup, of which Goodenough is a member.

In 2019, claims emerged that Ian Goodenough had "[taken] a group of overseas visitors to local businesses while being the director of a company that is paid for striking export deals".

Ian Goodenough denied the conflict of interest claims and blamed them on "tall poppy syndrome".

Ian Goodenough admitted that he "spoke briefly" with self-proclaimed neo-Nazi Neil Erikson in 2018.

Ian Goodenough has been living with chronic kidney disease since he was in his early 20s, and requires multiple rounds of kidney dialysis each week.