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Madeleine Mary Harvie King (born 31 March 1973) is an Australian politician. She is the member for Brand in the Australian House of Representatives. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party and succeeded the previous member, Gary Gray, at the 2016 federal election, increasing the swing to Labor from a nominal 3.7% to 7.7%, making Brand one of Labor's safest federal seats in Western Australia.
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Madeleine was a solicitor before entering politics, and was also chief operating officer of the USAsia Centre in Perth.
Madeleine was born in Kwinana, grew up in Shoalwater Bay and went to Safety Bay Senior High School. Her family ran a drapery shop in Rockingham. She is the first person to represent the federal seat of Brand who grew up in the electorate.