Draft:Matthew Key
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Matthew Key | |
|---|---|
| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Mount Gambier | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2026 | |
| Preceded by | vacant[a] |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Labor |
| Relatives | Steph Key (aunt) |
Matthew Key is an Australian politician, and has represented the district of Mount Gambier in the South Australian House of Assembly since the 2026 state election. Key is a member of the Australian Labor Party, and is the first Labor MP to represent Mount Gambier since 1975. Prior to his election, Key was a schoolteacher and a trade unionist.
Career
Key is a secondary school teacher who teaches English, and worked as the deputy principal at Mulga Street Primary School as of 2025.[2] Key stood in 2023 to become the president of the Australian Education Union's South Australian branch, but lost to Jennie-Marie Gorman.[2][3]
Key was announced as the Labor candidate for the district of Mount Gambier for the 2026 state election in December 2025.[2][4] Key has campaigned on promised investments by the Malinauskas government, including proposals for a new technical college and forestry centre in Mount Gambier.[5] In an opinion poll for Mount Gambier conducted by UComms in January 2026, Key polled in second place with 23.2% of the primary vote, behind independent Travis Fatchen.[6][b] Key was successfully elected at the state election, becoming the MP for Mount Gambier. He is the first Labor MP for Mount Gambier since 1975.[5]
Personal life
Key is the nephew of Steph Key, a former Labor minister in South Australia.[5]
Notes
- ^ Troy Bell, the previous MP for Mount Gambier, resigned from the House of Assembly on 2 September 2025. Due to the proximity to the state election, no by-election was held.[1]
- ^ Undecided voters are excluded from this calculation. With undecided voters included, Key polled 17.7% of the primary vote.[6]
References
- ^ "South Australian MP Troy Bell resigns from parliament after failed appeal for fraud and theft offences". ABC News. 2 September 2025. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ a b c "Labor joins political race". The SE Voice. 4 December 2025. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ Post-election report - Australian Education Union, South Australia Branch, Scheduled election, E2023/99 (PDF) (Report). Australian Electoral Commission. 9 November 2023. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 April 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ "Labor chooses Key". The Border Watch. 3 December 2025. Archived from the original on 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ a b c Kelsall, Thomas; Brine, Josh; O'Brien, Samuel (14 March 2026). "Travis Fatchen looms large as Mount Gambier weighs up jailed MP's replacement". ABC News. Archived from the original on 14 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Poll paints early election picture". The SE Voice. 3 February 2026. Archived from the original on 9 February 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
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