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Bernard (Bernie) Thomas Christopher Finn (born 14 April 1961) is a member of the Victorian Legislative Council representing the Western Metropolitan Region since the election of November 2006. He was previously the member for the electoral district of Tullamarine in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from October 1992 until September 1999.

Finn was originally a member of the Democratic Labor Party (DLP). In 1980, aged 19, he was the DLP candidate for the federal seat of Corangamite. Soon after, he left the DLP and joined the Liberal Party. In 1983 he was the Liberal candidate for the seat of Burke.

Finn was the number one candidate on the Liberal Party of Australia ticket in the Western Metropolitan Region in 2010 and was elected alongside fellow Liberal Andrew Elsbury. The other three members representing the Western metropolitan Region are Cesar Melhem and Khalil Eideh from the Australian Labor Party, and Colleen Hartland from the Greens.

Views

Finn is an ultra conservative Roman Catholic and a strong opponent of abortion and women's rights, and every year organises March for the Babies in Melbourne. Finn has stated "I don't think there is any acceptable reason for having an abortion" and suggested that abortion in cases of rape was like being raped a second time. Finn is a strong opponent of same sex marriage, adoption, and IVF. Finn suggested during the 2012 Australian Open that some gay activists had "embarked on a program of rainbow fascism." Finn has stated that Islam "seems to sanction decapitation."

Finn has called for the reintroduction of capital punishment as a possible punishment for some offences, including murder, terrorism and drug dealing.

Finn is a critic of Carbon pricing in Australia, stating in Victorian Parliament:

Once these professors, scientists and all sorts of shonks like Al Gore and others accept the reality that there is no global warming – that man-made climate change is just a figment of our imagination – guess what will happen? The grants will dry up, and once the money dries up they will have to work for a living.

Personal life

Before entering Parliament, Finn was a small businessman, broadcaster and a media and ministerial adviser to Chris Pearce. He is married with six children

References

1. ^ "Bernie Finn (Western Metropolitan)". Members Information. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 20 December 2011.
2. "State Election 2010 : Western Metropolitan Region". www.vec.vic.gov.au. Victorian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
3. "Parliamentary Profile".
4. Josh Gordon and Henrietta Cook (18 March 2014). "State MP Bernie Finn says there is no acceptable reason for abortion". The Age. Fairfax Media.
5. Benge Nsenduluka (18 January 2012). "Teenage Tennis Star Denies Making Gay Protest at Australian Open". Christian Post.
6. Stephen McMahon (6 April 2011). "MP Bernie Finn lands the Liberal Party in race row". Herald Sun.
7. XAVIER SMERDON (27 November 2012). "Debate death penalty: Finn". Point Cook Star Community.
8. STEPHEN MCMAHON, AMELIA HARRIS (12 February 2011). "Liberal MP Bernie Finn wants death penalty for drug lords but victims say don't execute". Herald Sun.
9. "PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES (HANSARD)" (PDF). PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA. 11 December 2013.
10. "Bernard (Bernie) Finn". http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 3 September 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)

External links

• Official website
• Bernie Finn on Facebook

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• Members of the Victorian Legislative Council
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