Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Matt Smith
House of Representatives · Australian Labor Party · Labor Left
Leichhardt, QLDFirst elected 2025
Public profile
Biography
Matthew Smith (born 30 November 1979) is an Australian politician and former basketball player. He played seven seasons in the National Basketball League (NBL) between 1999 and 2009. He was elected a member of the Australian Parliament for the Division of Leichhardt representing the Labor Party after winning the seat in the 2025 federal election.
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- APH identifier
- 312393
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)
- Karen Grogan · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Zaneta Mascarenhas · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Carina Garland · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Louise Miller-Frost · Shared faction: Labor LeftWikipedia (opens in a new tab)
- Matt Burnell · Shared party: Australian Labor PartyParliament of Australia (opens in a new tab)
- Gordon Reid · 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 Leichhardt, Queensland, 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.