Stephen Bali

Stephen Louis Bali is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly since 14 October 2017, representing the seat of Blacktown since a by-election held to replace former Labor leader John Robertson.[1]

Stephen Bali MP
Bali in 2018
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Blacktown
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 October 2017
Preceded by	John Robertson
Mayor of Blacktown
In office 17 September 2014 – 9 October 2019
Deputy	Russ Dickens Jacqueline Donaldson Tony Bleasdale
Preceded by	Len Robinson
Succeeded by	Tony Bleasdale
Deputy Mayor of Blacktown
In office 2 September 2009 – 22 September 2010
Mayor	Charlie Lowles
Preceded by	Alan Pendleton
Succeeded by	Kathie Collins
Councillor of the City of Blacktown for Ward 4
In office 23 March 2004 – 14 October 2019
Personal details
Political party	Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch)

Bali was elected to Blacktown City Council in 2004; his father, Charlie Bali, had served as deputy mayor previously. In 2014 he was elected Mayor of Blacktown.[2]

Due to legislation any MP elected to NSW state parliament must resign from local government within a 2-year period. Bali resigned as Mayor on 9 October 2019.[3]

References

1. "Mr Stephen Bali". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "Blacktown by-election". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
3. "Dailytelegraph.com.au | Subscribe to The Daily Telegraph for exclusive stories". www.dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 12 October 2019.