Ben Dawkins

Benjamin Letts Dawkins is an Australian politician who is a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council. He succeeded Alannah MacTiernan as a member for the South West Region on 20 March 2023. His appointment to parliament was controversial as he had pleaded guilty to breaching a violence restraining order one month prior. Originally a member of the Labor Party, he was suspended from the party just prior to taking his seat in the Legislative Council and was expelled from the party on 24 April 2023. On 29 February 2024, Dawkins joined Pauline Hanson's One Nation party.

The Honourable
Ben Dawkins
MLC
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for South West
Assumed office
20 March 2023
Serving with Sally Talbot, Steve Thomas, Jackie Jarvis, Sophia Moermond, James Hayward
Preceded byAlannah MacTiernan
Personal details
Born
Benjamin Letts Dawkins

(1971-08-13) 13 August 1971
Subiaco, Western Australia
Political partyOne Nation (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations
Labor (until 2023)
Independent (2023−2024)
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia
Murdoch University
Edith Cowan University
OccupationLawyer
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