Stephen Louis Bali is an Australian politician. He has been a

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member of the

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since 14 October 2017, representing the seat of

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since a

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held to replace former Labor leader

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. Bali was elected to

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in 2004; his father, Charlie Bali, had served as deputy mayor previously. In 2014 he was elected Mayor of Blacktown. Due to legislation any MP elected to NSW state parliament must resign from local government within a 2-year period. Bali resigned as Mayor on 9 October 2019.

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