Mike Symon

This article is about the Australian Politician. For the chef, see Michael Symon.

Mike Symon
Member of the Australian Parliament for Deakin
In office 24 November 2007 – 7 September 2013
Preceded by	Phil Barresi
Succeeded by	Michael Sukkar
Personal details
Born	(1965-02-21) 21 February 1965 Box Hill, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Electrician

Michael Stuart "Mike" Symon (born 21 February 1965), Australian politician, was elected to the Australian House of Representatives at the 2007 federal election as the Australian Labor Party member for the federal seat of Deakin. He had previously been an electrician and was Occupational Health and Safety Officer of the Electrical Trades Union.

He defeated the sitting Liberal member, Phil Barresi, who had held the seat since 1996. The seat had been one of the most marginal Liberal seats in the country for almost three decades. Barresi led for most of the night, but on the fifth count a large flow of Green preferences allowed Symon to become only the second Labor MP in the seat's 70-year history. At the 2010 election, Symon faced Barresi again, and was reelected with a slight swing in his favour—again due to Green preferences.

At the 2013 federal election, Symon suffered a swing of 3.8% against him and was defeated by Liberal candidate Michael Sukkar.

External links

• Personal website

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Phil Barresi	Member for Deakin 2007–2013	Succeeded by Michael Sukkar