Stuart Aubrey

Stuart Neil Aubrey (born 28 December 1990)^[1] is an Australian politician and former electrician, who was elected as a Labor member for Scarborough in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly at the 2021 state election.

Stuart Aubrey MLA
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Scarborough
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 March 2021
Preceded by	Liza Harvey
Personal details
Born	(1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 34) Pinjarra, Western Australia, Australia[1]
Political party	Labor (since 2011)
Education	Frederick Irwin Anglican School
Occupation	Electrician Politician
Website	www.stuartaubrey.com.au

Early life and education

Stuart Aubrey was born on 28 December 1990 in Pinjarra, Western Australia, to Ronald Edward Aubrey, a mathematics teacher, and Christine Anne Aubrey, a disability support worker. He attended North Mandurah Primary School and Frederick Irwin Anglican School, completing up to year 11. He later did a Certificate IV in Adult Preparation Studies, which is equivalent to year 12, at Tuart College.^[2]

Career

Aubrey worked for almost seven years as a fly-in fly-out (FIFO) electrician in the resources industry.^[3][4] He joined the Labor party in 2011,^[2] when he was 21. He has also worked as a Labor staffer, including for Roger Cook^[5] and John Carey.^[2]

Politics

2021 election campaign

In the 2021 state election, Aubrey contested the seat of Scarborough as a Labor candidate, going up against former Liberal Party leader Liza Harvey. Scarborough was watched closely during the campaign, as it was held by the formal Liberal leader, and it was a possible seat for Labor to win. On 13 March 2021, Aubrey won the seat of Scarborough with a 16.2% swing towards him.^[3][4][6][7]

2025 election campaign

In 2025, Aubrey was re-elected to retain the seat of Scarborough despite a -7.4% swing against him.^[8]

Community criticism

As of March 2025, Mr Aubrey has faced criticism for being unresponsive to his electorate.^[9][10][11] Following the criticisms, memes were prominently posted across social media (Facebook, Reddit) resulting in Mr Aubrey blocking many community members from accessing his Facebook page & tags.^{[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]}

Political views

Aubrey is one of six Labor MPs in the current state parliament that is not factionally aligned as of 2021.^[20]

Personal life

Aubrey volunteers at the Scarborough Surf Life Saving Club.^[3][4] He is an atheist^[2] and is one of six openly LGBT MPs elected to parliament after the 2021 state election.^[21]