Craig Baumann

Craig Baumann
Craig Baumann
Member of the New South Wales Parliament; for Port Stephens
	In office; 24 March 2007 – 6 March 2015
Preceded by	John Bartlett
Succeeded by	Kate Washington
Personal details
Political party	Liberal (until 2014) ; Independent (from 2014)

Craig Asbjorn Baumann (born 30 April 1953) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2007 to 2015, representing the electorate of Port Stephens. He was elected as a member of the Liberal Party, but resigned to sit as an independent in 2014 following his implication in Independent Commission Against Corruption proceedings.

Baumann was elected at the 2007 state election. Following two weeks of re-counts, he was elected on a two party preferred margin of 68 votes, making Port Stephens the most marginal electorate in New South Wales. Despite the small margin, Baumann received a 7.3% swing in his favour, and notably this was the first and only time since formation of the electorate in 1988 that the seat had been won by a Liberal Candidate[1]. Before entering state politics, Baumann was mayor of Port Stephens.[2][3]

Following admissions by Baumann, at a hearing of the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on 12 September 2014, that he had written sham invoices to cover up payments received from developers during his election campaign in 2007, he announced that he would resign from the Liberal Party and move to the crossbench of the Legislative Assembly.[4]

Baumann stood down at the 2015 state election, with Kate Washington gaining the seat for Labor with a large 19.5% swing.

References

ABC Elections. New South Wales. ABC https://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2007/guide/pste.htm. Retrieved 22 July 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
"About Craig". Craig Baumann. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
"Mr Craig Asbjorn Baumann". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
Woodburn, Joanna; Cullen, Simon (12 September 2014). "ICAC: Port Stephens MP Craig Baumann stands aside after admissions on developer donations". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by John Bartlett	Member for Port Stephens 2007–2015	Succeeded by Kate Washington

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[1] ABC Elections. New South Wales. ABC https://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2007/guide/pste.htm. Retrieved 22 July 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)

[2] "About Craig". Craig Baumann. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-03.

[Craig_Baumann_NSW_Parl-3] "Mr Craig Asbjorn Baumann". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.

[4] Woodburn, Joanna; Cullen, Simon (12 September 2014). "ICAC: Port Stephens MP Craig Baumann stands aside after admissions on developer donations". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 September 2014.