Tim Richardson (politician)


Timothy Noel Richardson is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since November 2014, representing the Legislative Assembly seat of Mordialloc.

Personal life

Richardson is married and has a young daughter. Richardson was the first member of his family to attend university; he attained a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce from Deakin University.

Parliamentary career

Richardson was elected to Parliament representing Mordalloc with the Labor party's victory at the 2014 Victorian State election, defeating incumbent Lorraine Wreford who had held the seat since 2010 with a swing of 3.6%. As of the 2014 election Richardson held his seat with a margin of 2.1%. Richardson gave his inaugural speech to the Victorian Legislative Assembly as the new member for Mordialloc on 23 December 2014.
Upon the election of the Andrews Labor Government, Richardson was appointed to the Committee for the Environment, Natural Resources and Regional Development, as well as the Independent Broad-Based Anti-corruption Commission Committee.
In 2016, it was reported that Richardson had raised concerns with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews during a caucus meeting of Victorian Labor MPs over proposals for elevated rail along the Frankston line as a solution to the removal of level crossings. The Victorian Government subsequently announced that elevated rail lines would not be built along certain sections of the Frankston line, opting instead to build the rail underground.
Richardson was petitioned in March 2016 by students of Parktone Primary school calling for funding for their growing school. A month later, the Victorian Government allocated $4 million out of the 2016/17 Victorian Budget to fund upgrades of the school's ageing facilities, including building a new multipurpose hall and classrooms.
Richardson wrote to Westfield chairman, Frank Lowy, in 2017 regarding that company's decision to introduce paid parking at Southland shopping centre.
Richardson was one of six Labor MPs to vote against the legalisation of euthanasia in Victoria.