James Hayward (politician)
James Hayward | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for South West | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Derby, Western Australia |
| Political party | Independent (2021–) National (2012–2021) |
| Occupation | Television producer |
James Dorrin Hayward is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2021, and was a member of the National Party of Australia (WA) from 2012 until 3 December 2021, when he resigned after being charged with child sex offences.
Personal life[]
Hayward was born in Derby, Western Australia. He attended Riverton Primary School and Willetton Senior High School in Perth.[1]
He married in October 2002. He has three sons and three daughters.[1]
Career[]
He worked as a television journalist in the Pilbara region of Western Australia for GWN7, and for Channel 7 Perth. He joined the National Party of Australia (WA) in 2012.[2]
In 2013, he was elected to Bunbury City Council, serving until 2021.[1] He served as state president of the National Party from 2015 to 2019,[3] and as the federal vice president of the National Party of Australia.[1] At the 2021 Western Australian state election, Hayward was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a member for South West.[4]
He was the shadow minister for Local Government, Water, and Regional Cities.[1]
On 2 December 2021, Western Australia Police charged Hayward with alleged child sexual abuse of an eight-year-old girl earlier in 2021. He was charged with three counts of indecent dealings with a child under 13 years, one count of procuring a child under 13 years to do an indecent act and one count of persistent sexual conduct.[5][6][2] Later the same day, he was suspended by the Nationals WA. The following day, he resigned from the party.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e "Hon James Hayward". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ a b Shine, Rhiannon. "WA Nationals MP and former Bunbury councillor James Hayward charged with child sex offences". ABC News. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "James Hayward". National Party of Australia (WA).
- ^ "South West Region Results - Western Australia Election 2021 guide | WA Votes". ABC News. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Hastie, Hamish (2 December 2021). "Nationals MP James Hayward charged over alleged child sex abuse". WAtoday. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ Moulton, Emily; Law, Peter (2 December 2021). "Nationals MP James Hayward to front court on child sex offences". The West Australian. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ O'Keefe, Samia (3 December 2021). "James Hayward resigns from WA Nationals amid child sex charges, faces calls to leave parliament". ABC News. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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