Steve Dargavel

Steven John Dargavel (born 10 June 1966) is a former Australian politician.

Steve Dargavel
Member of the Australian Parliament for Fraser
In office 1 February 1997 – 31 August 1998
Preceded by	John Langmore
Succeeded by	Bob McMullan
Personal details
Born	(1966-06-10) 10 June 1966 (age 59) Traralgon, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	Monash University

Dargavel was born in Traralgon, Victoria and received an Associate Diploma in Welfare Studies from Monash University. He then worked as a youth refuge worker, youth housing worker and employment counsellor. He then became a research officer and, from 1996, an organiser for the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union.^[1]

Dargavel won a by-election in 1997 as the Australian Labor Party candidate for the House of Representatives seat of Fraser following the resignation of John Langmore to take up a position in the United Nations.^[1] He was beaten for preselection for the seat for the 1998 election by Bob McMullan, when the electorate of Namadgi was abolished, leading to a reshuffling of Labor candidates between the Australian Capital Territory electorates.