Daryl Maguire

Daryl William Maguire (born 25 March 1959) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Wagga Wagga for the Liberal Party from 1999 to 2018. On 30 March 2011, Maguire was appointed to Government Whip in the O'Farrell-Stoner Liberal/National coalition government.[3] On 13 July 2018, Maguire quit the Liberal Party after admitting at a corruption inquiry that he had sought payment over a property deal. He resigned from Parliament on 3 August 2018.

Daryl Maguire
Maguire at the official opening of a Bunnings Warehouse store in Wagga Wagga
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Wagga Wagga
In office
27 March 1999 – 3 August 2018
Preceded byJoe Schipp
Succeeded byJoe McGirr
Personal details
Born
Daryl William Maguire

(1959-03-25) 25 March 1959
Hay, New South Wales[1]
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Liberal (until July 2018)
Spouse(s)Maureen Maguire
ChildrenTwo[2]

Early years and background

Maguire has an extensive involvement with local community organisations.[3] He is married with two children. Prior to his election to parliament, Maguire worked as a local store proprietor and franchisee.[4]

Political career

Maguire was elected to represent Wagga Wagga in 1999 following the retirement of long-standing member, Joe Schipp. Maguire held the seat comfortably whilst in opposition. In 2003, he was elected Opposition Whip and, after the 2011 state election, became Government Whip.[5]

At the 2011 state election, Maguire was challenged by Dr Joe McGirr, a local doctor and Director of the Emergency Department at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital. Maguire suffered a swing against the Liberal Party of 5.5 points, although won the seat comfortably with 52.5 per cent of the two-party vote.[4][6]

In July 2018, Maguire was drawn into an inquiry by the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption regarding possible corruption involving the former Canterbury Council, through his association with former councillor Michael Hawatt. It was alleged that Maguire had acted on behalf of a "mega big" Chinese client, asking for help in buying into development-approved projects, in return for a commission from the developer for both himself and Hawatt.[7] As a consequence, Maguire resigned from the Liberal Party, and from his roles Parliamentary Secretary for the Centenary of ANZAC, Counter Terrorism, Corrections and Veterans.[8] After initially refusing to resign from Parliament,[9] he announced he would do so before its next sitting.[10] Maguire tendered his resignation to the Speaker of the Legislative of Assembly on the afternoon of 3 August 2018.[11] At the ensuing by-election held on 3 September, the Liberals lost almost half of their primary vote from 2015, allowing independent Joe McGirr to end the Liberals' 61-year hold on Wagga Wagga.

References
  1. "Hay Mobile Children's Service". Parliament of New South Wales. 3 April 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
  2. Grimson, Ken (28 March 2011). "Another win for Wagga member Daryl Maguire". The Daily Advertiser. Fairfax Media. pp. 1, 3. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  3. "Mr Daryl William Maguire (1959 - )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  4. Green, Antony (5 April 2011). "Wagga Wagga". NSW Votes 2011. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  5. Grimson, Ken (28 March 2011). "Maguire aims to boot Labor". The Daily Advertiser. p. 3.
  6. "State Electoral District of Wagga Wagga". Legislative Assembly election 2011. Electoral Commission of New South Wales. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  7. Saulwick, Jacob (13 July 2018). "'My client is mega big': ICAC plays secret recording of Lib MP". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  8. "NSW MP under pressure to quit politics". Australian Associated Press. News.com.au. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  9. Visentin, Lisa (16 July 2018). "'I won't resign': Disgraced MP Daryl Maguire refuses to quit after ICAC appearance". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  10. Smith, Georgina Mitchell, Alexandra (21 July 2018). "Wagga Wagga MP Daryl Maguire to resign, Gladys Berejiklian says". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  11. Fitzpatrick, Stephen (3 August 2018). "Disgraced NSW MP Daryl Maguire resigns". www.theaustralian.com.au. The Australian. Retrieved 3 August 2018.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Joe Schipp		 Member for Wagga Wagga
1999–2018		 Succeeded by
Joe McGirr
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