Patrick Marple

PhD Candidate, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts patrick.marple1@monash.edu

Core expertise

Australian Politics
Electoral Theory
Public Policy

Biography

Patrick’s areas of expertise include Australian politics, electoral theory and public policy. He is a PhD candidate in the School of Social Sciences at Monash where his focus on independent politicians and the communities that elect them.

articles

Portrait shot of Craig Kelly, former Liberal Party member, and MP for Hughes.

Making a stand, taking a seat: Can an independent oust Craig Kelly?

Independent political candidates have been rising up against some of Australia’s most conservative MPs, and winning. Could Craig Kelly's seat of Hughes be the next target?

Politics and society