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Place of Birth: Devonport, Tasmania, Australia
About Mike Gaffney
- Michael Victor Gaffney (born 30 November 1959) is an Australian politician.
- He has been an Independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council since 2009, representing the seat of Mersey. Born in Devonport, Gaffney was trained as a teacher, and entered politics as a Latrobe councillor in 1994.
- In 2002, he became the Mayor, and was President of the Tasmanian Local Government Association from 2006.
- In 2002, he contested Braddon in the House of Assembly for Labor, but was unsuccessful.
- In 2009 he announced his candidacy for Mersey, which was being vacated by sitting independent Norma Jamieson.
- Although not running as a Labor candidate, he received some support from the Labor Government.
- He was easily elected.
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