• National Party Representative for Gippsland
• Shadow Minister for Regional Education (since 11 Apr 2023)
  Shadow Minister for Regional Development, Local Government and Territories (since 11 Apr 2023)
• Entered House of Representatives on 28 June 2008 — Byelection
• Email me whenever Darren Chester speaks (no more than once per day)

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Private Members' Business: Cultural Heritage (25 Nov 2024)

“Every day in this place it becomes clearer and clearer that regional Australians are simply worse off under this spineless Labor government. I have noted before the remarkable similarities between the new, modern Labor Party and jellyfish. It's quite extraordinary. It is a scientific fact: jellyfish have no brains, no backbone, no heart and no stomach. When it comes to standing up to...”

Private Members' Business: Cultural Heritage (25 Nov 2024)

“I second the motion and reserve my right to speak.”

Statements by Members: Victoria: Roads (25 Nov 2024)

“Victorians are driving on Third World roads, thanks to second-rate Labor governments. Road safety is everyone's responsibility and, as we approach the busy Christmas season, I urge all road users to consider their responsibilities and their own behaviour. In the same vein, I urge the Victorian government to consider its behaviour. Victoria is the state with the biggest budget blowouts and the...”

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• Has spoken in 43 debates in the last year — below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 15 comments on this Representative's speeches — well above average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 35 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks — email me whenever Darren Chester speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 644 times in debates — well above average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)

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