Mr James Newbury
Meet James
James is committed to protecting Brighton’s unique character and lives in the heart of his community.
When you are elected as a community representative, the community figuratively lifts you onto their collective shoulders and expects their representative to be their voice. James is a strong voice for Brighton, Brighton East, Elwood, Hampton, and Hampton East.
As a member of Parliament, James is a strong voice for his community and works seven days a week as their representative. James believes in protecting what is important: our natural environment, keeping our suburb safe from crime, speaking out against inappropriate development, and standing up to make sure that his community gets its fair share of services and infrastructure.
Before entering Parliament, James worked in both the private sector and the public sector. In the private sector, as a Group Company Secretary in the financial services industry. In the public sector, at the highest levels of State and Federal Government. James has completed three university degrees, including a post graduate level law degree, a Juris Doctor, and a Masters Degree in Business Law.
Ministries
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Shadow Minister for Planning since October 2023
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Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change since February 2022
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Shadow Minister for Equality since September 2021
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Shadow Minister for Bay Protection September 2021 - December 2022
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Shadow Special Minister of State September 2021 - December 2022
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Shadow Assistant Treasurer September 2021 - February 2022
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Shadow Minister for Economic Development September 2021 - February 2022
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Shadow Minister for Government Services and Public Sector Integrity September 2021 - February 2022
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Shadow Minister for Scrutiny of Government September 2021 - February 2022
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Shadow Assistant Minister for Government Scrutiny March 2021 - September 2021
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Shadow Assistant Minister for Freedom of Information December 2018 - September 2021
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Shadow Assistant Minister for Wastewatch December 2018 - September 2021
Position
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Manager of Opposition Business since December 2022
Committee memberships
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Member, Legislative Assembly Privileges Committee since February 2023
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Member, Legislative Assembly Standing Orders Committee since February 2023
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Member, Public Accounts and Estimates Committee May 2021 - November 2022
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Deputy Chair, Legislative Assembly Legal and Social Issues Committee March 2019 - May 2021
Electorate
Brighton
Leaflet map showing the electorate of Brighton.
Other members for this area
Each district is a part of a region, which has five members.
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Georgie Crozier | Southern Metropolitan | Liberal Party
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Ryan Batchelor | Southern Metropolitan | Australian Labor Party
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David Davis | Southern Metropolitan | Liberal Party
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Katherine Copsey | Southern Metropolitan | The Australian Greens - Victoria
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John Berger | Southern Metropolitan | Australian Labor Party
Allowances and Budget Reports
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2023–2024
- Quarter 4 (Apr–Jun)
- Quarter 3 (Jan–Mar)
- Quarter 2 (Oct–Dec)
- Quarter 1 (Jul–Sep)
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2022–2023
- Quarter 4 (Apr–Jun)
- Quarter 3 (Jan–Mar)
- Quarter 2 (Oct–Dec)
- Quarter 1 (Jul–Sep)
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2021–2022
- Quarter 4 (Apr–Jun)
- Quarter 3 (Jan–Mar)
- Quarter 2 (Oct–Dec)
- Quarter 1 (Jul–Sep)
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2020–2021
- Quarter 4 (Apr–Jun)
- Quarter 3 (Jan–Mar)
- Quarter 2 (Oct–Dec)
- Quarter 1 (Jul–Sep)
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2019–2020
- Quarter 4 (Apr–Jun)
- Quarter 3 (Jan–Mar)
- Quarter 2 (Oct–Dec)
- Quarter 1 (Jul–Sep)
Historical information
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24 November 2018 -
2018 - current
Electorate represented
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Brighton since 24 November 2018
Party represented
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Liberal Party since 24 November 2018
Positions held
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Manager of Opposition Business since 18 December 2022
Ministries held
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Shadow Minister for Planning since 2 October 2023
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Shadow Minister for Environment and Climate Change since 25 February 2022
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Shadow Minister for Equality since 12 September 2021
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Shadow Minister for Bay Protection 12 September 2021 - 18 December 2022
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Shadow Special Minister of State 12 September 2021 - 18 December 2022
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Shadow Assistant Treasurer 12 September 2021 - 25 February 2022
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Shadow Minister for Economic Development 12 September 2021 - 25 February 2022
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Shadow Minister for Government Services and Public Sector Integrity 12 September 2021 - 25 February 2022
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Shadow Minister for Scrutiny of Government 12 September 2021 - 25 February 2022
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Shadow Assistant Minister for Government Scrutiny 21 March 2021 - 12 September 2021
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Shadow Assistant Minister for Freedom of Information 18 December 2018 - 12 September 2021
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Shadow Assistant Minister for Wastewatch 18 December 2018 - 12 September 2021
Committee membership history
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Member, Legislative Assembly Privileges Committee since 23 February 2023
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Member, Legislative Assembly Standing Orders Committee since 23 February 2023
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Member, Public Accounts and Estimates Committee 4 May 2021 - 1 November 2022
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Deputy Chair, Legislative Assembly Legal and Social Issues Committee 21 March 2019 - 20 May 2021
Electorate office
Contact the electorate office for matters about your community.