1. Luke Foley resigned after it was alleged that he had indecently assaulted an ABC journalist.
12 Facts About Luke Foley
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Luke Foley was born in Sydney and from the age of seven was raised solely by his mother.
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Luke Foley was active in student representative politics at university and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New South Wales, the first in his family to attend university.
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Luke Foley was appointed to the Legislative Council to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Ian Macdonald.
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Luke Foley describes himself as a "practising Catholic on the Left of politics".
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Luke Foley was endorsed as the Labor candidate for the safe Labor seat of Auburn at the 2015 state election, after the incumbent member Barbara Perry stood aside to allow him to transfer to the lower house from the Legislative Council.
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Luke Foley went on to win the seat with a small swing against his party in the electorate.
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Luke Foley did manage to pick up a 11-seat swing, and recovered much of what Labor had lost four years earlier.
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Luke Foley was condemned by Premier Gladys Berejiklian for his view that an influx of people of non-European descent had driven many Anglo Australians to leave parts of Sydney.
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Luke Foley is married to Edel McKenna and they have three children.
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Luke Foley is a member of the Summer Hill Seniors Cricket Club, a member of the Sydney Cricket Ground since 1992, and an executive member of the Victor Trumper Society.
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Luke Foley is a supporter of the Eastern Suburbs Rugby League Club.