Wanuke

Wanuke, commonly known as Flarelia, is a member of the Country Labor Party and is the Member of Parliament for Cowper. He is also a 2 time former Senator for the Australian Capital Territory and a former Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives.

SDP Member
Flarelia ran unsuccessfully for Parliament in Brisbane in April and July of 2020, being defeated by Zak6858 and PineappleCrusher_ respectively.

Following his first defeat, he was appointed as the Senator for the Australian Capital Territory in May of 2020 but resigned his seat in order to contest in Brisbane in the July Federal Election, following his second defeat, he was briefly reappointed to the Senate, before resigning again in September and exiting politics temporarily.

CLP Member
In October of 2020, Flarelia moved to Port Macquarie in New South Wales. In November of 2020, Flarelia re-entered politics, joining the Country Labor Party.

Flarelia then unsuccessfully contested the Division of Cowper in the January 2021 and April 2021 Elections as a Country Labor Candidate, being eliminated on 3rd and 2nd preferences in each election respectively. SDP Leader Mikiboss held the Electorate in both elections.

Prior to the July 2021 Election, Mikiboss announced they would not be running for re-election and were resigning as Leader, and Flarelia won Cowper over the New SDP Candidate Blueknight2004, becoming a Member of the House of Representatives

Member of Parliament
With the Formation of a Green-CLP Coalition Government following the July Election, Flarelia became the Minister for Energy and the Minister for Housing in the Ministry of Prime Minister model-slater, and later in the caretaker Ministry of Prime Minister model-putrid.

On July 29th, 2021, he was selected as Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives in a walkover. In his term as Speaker he made a ruling on an opposition tie.

He was re-elected in the December 2021 Election and Re-Appointed to the cabinet of Prime Minister Gregor_The_Beggar as Minister for Jobs and Small Business. He sought re-election as speaker but was defeated by imfeelingcorny.

He was re-elected narrowly in the March 2022 Election. He was elected for another term as Speaker.