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Nickolas Varvaris (born 25 May 1974) is an Australian politician. He has been the Liberal member in the Australian House of Representatives seat of Division of Barton since the 2013 election. He is re-contesting the seat at the 2016 election.

Early years and background

Varvaris was born a twin child in a Greek migrant family of five children, in Sydney, New South Wales. A BBus (UTS), CPA graduate, he owned his own local business before entering politics. He was also a councillor of the Kogarah City Council from 1999 and was the mayor from 2008.

Parliament

Varvaris is a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Barton in New South Wales since the 2013 federal election, achieving a two-party swing of 7.2 percent in Barton to finish with a two-party vote of just 50.3 percent, which made Barton the government's most marginal seat in the country. During the redistribution of the seat, Varvaris' parents wrote to the electoral commission asking that they do not change the seat. This was not a success and he holds a notionally Labor seat. He will face former New South Wales Labor party deputy leader Linda Burney.

Family

He is married with two children. He lives in the neighboring seat of Cook.

References

1. First Speech: Nickolas Varvaris MP, Parliament of Australia, 11 December 2013.
2. ^ "Nickolas Varvaris Liberal for Barton". Liberal Party of Australia – New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
3. 2013 federal election results: AEC
4. "How local is local? The 12 MPs who don't live in the seats they're trying to win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
5. "How local is local? The 12 MPs who don't live in the seats they're trying to win". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

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