Mary Judith Jacinta Doyle (born 26 June 1970) is an Australian politician. She has been a

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member of the

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representing the Federal Division of Aston since a

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on 1 April 2023, held to replace former

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member

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. Doyle is the first woman to hold the seat of Aston since its creation in 1984, and the first Labor MP for the seat since 1990.

Early life

Doyle is the youngest of nine children. She was born and raised in

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, where her family lived in public housing. Doyle attended secondary school at

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. At the age of 17, Doyle moved to suburban Melbourne. Doyle attended TAFE to study Performing Arts. She is a singer and a performer. In the 1990s she was active in the local Melbourne music scene as a singer. She was a vocalist in Australian indie bands The Late Mail and The Beautiful Few. She also plays the ukulele. In 2010, Doyle appeared on the Australian television soap opera ''

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''. She was a contestant on ''

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'' in 2012. In 1995 when she was 25, Doyle was diagnosed with breast cancer. She made a successful recovery.

Politics

Doyle previously contested the seat in the 2022 federal election. Due to the timing of the by-election and the

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, Doyle was the first member of the federal parliament to be sworn in under a king since 1951. The result of the by-election marked the first time since 1920 that a government has won a by-election from the opposition. At the start of the by-election, Doyle lived in the suburb of

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, located in the neighbouring Deakin electorate. She now lives in

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, within the electorate. Doyle was re-elected at the

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, defeating Liberal candidate Manny Cicchiello.

Personal life

Doyle was married in 1998. She has a son and a daughter. She was divorced in 2016, raising her children as a single mother. She is also guardian to her great-niece. Doyle is a member of the

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and the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doyle, Mary 1970 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Labor Left politicians Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Aston Women members of the Australian House of Representatives 21st-century Australian women politicians Australian MPs 2022–2025 Australian MPs 2025–2028