Media Release

MR CHRIS FOLEY MP

STATE MEMBER FOR MARYBOROUGH

Tuesday 10 April 2012

Chris Foley calls it a day and passes on the Maryborough Baton

Chris Foley has today conceded defeat to the LNP’s Anne Maddern for the State seat of Maryborough.

Mr Foley said that he was honoured to have served the Maryborough electorate for the last 9 years and

appreciated every moment he had serving as its Member. Mr Foley said that whilst much has been said

about the fact that you can’t get anything for your electorate unless you’re a Government Member, he was

extremely proud of the fact that despite him not being a member of a political party, the Maryborough

Electorate had received almost 2 Billion dollars (2,000 million dollars) in State Government spending during

his time as the Member for Maryborough. Chris went on to say that whilst many other significant projects he

has been working on are still in the pipeline, one the most satisfying aspects of the job has been being able

to help people every day solve seemingly unsolvable problems.

The result was always on a knife’s edge with the final margin being only 170 votes (0.7%) out of 33,166

people on the roll. Mr Foley said that he was “blown away by the continued support and good wishes of the

Maryborough people, many of whom who have taken the time to contact him with messages of support.

Chris said he was deeply impacted by an older lady who was visibly upset when she stopped him in the

street last week and thanked him for all his hard work and being a man of integrity and always behaving in a

dignified manner. She told me to remember that “It was no shame to have lost the seat by only a few votes,

considering that this was the biggest landslide win for a political party in Queensland’s history.

Mr Foley went on to give thanks to his family for their years of support, in particular to his wife Glenys who

has been his rock and his children who have had to put up with their Dad not being there for Birthdays,

speech nights and other significant occasions due to Parliamentary commitments. He also thanked his

electorate office staff, Barbara Morris and Paul Truscott, for their many years of support and for “holding the

fort” in his absence and working tirelessly to help all constituents at all times.

Mr Foley has decided not to call for a recount, and has spoken with Mrs Maddern to extend his

congratulations and best wishes to represent the people as the Member for Maryborough. Mr Foley stated

that he hopes Premier Newman will deliver on the many promises the LNP has made and specifically to the

Maryborough electorate. Mr Foley went on to announce that in the interests of giving the incoming member

a fair go, he will be retiring from public life and spending time with his family.

Mr Foley said that “locking the doors to the office for the last time will be closing a very important chapter in

my life, but I am looking forward to what the future has in store for me.”

Mr Foley finished his statement by saying that “I would like to express my sincere thanks to all of my

constituents throughout the Maryborough Electorate for placing their trust and confidence in me for the last

nine years. It has been an honour and a privilege to be the State Member and I sincerely thank everyone in

the electorate for this opportunity. Best wishes and may God bless you all.”