.JPG){kind=link}
Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Basem Abdo
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Left
Calwell, VICFirst elected 2025
Public profile
Biography
Basem Jamal Abdo (Arabic: باسم جمال عبده, born 3 June 1987) is an Australian politician who serves as a member of the Australian House of Representatives representing the Division of Calwell. He was elected in the 2025 election as a member of the Australian Labor Party. The son of Palestinian refugees, Abdo is the first Palestinian Arab to serve in the Parliament of Australia.
Adapted and shortened from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- APH identifier
- 316915
Political connections
First-degree, sourced relationships in the current snapshot.
Preparing the network…
- Chris Bowen · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Dorinda Cox · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Karen Grogan · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Karen Grogan · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Tracey Roberts · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Carina Garland · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Sally Sitou · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
Official record
Parliamentary and professional history
Current and senior roles
No senior parliamentary role is listed.
Committee service
No committee service is listed.
Qualifications
No qualification is listed.
Occupations
No prior occupation is listed.
Current parliamentary service
- 2025 — PresentElected to the House of Representatives for Calwell, Victoria, 2025.Source
Sources and methodology
Parliament of AustraliaBiography and official service history. (opens in a new tab)WikipediaBiography and official service history. (opens in a new tab)They Vote For YouVoting attendance and party-rebellion measures. (opens in a new tab)WikidataIdentity, membership and parliamentary information. (opens in a new tab)WikipediaPublic reporting used for the faction classification. (opens in a new tab)WhoRunsAus methodologyDefinitions, limitations and correction policy.