Current office in the 48th Parliament.
Zaneta Mascarenhas
Member of the House of Representatives, Western Australia
Zaneta Mascarenhas is an Australian politician who was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Swan in the 2022 federal election.
Part of the Western Australia delegation.
Party affiliation on record.
Year first elected to the House.
Biography
Zaneta Mascarenhas is an Australian politician who was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the Division of Swan in the 2022 federal election. She was born on 26 July 1980 in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia to Indian immigrant parents of Goan descent who migrated from Kenya. Mascarenhas grew up in Kambalda and attended John Paul College in Kalgoorlie. She studied science and engineering at Curtin University in Perth where she became President of the Student Guild.
Mascarenhas worked as an engineer for 15 years in Western Australia and Victoria, including as a FIFO (fly-in, fly-out) engineer, and volunteered for The Climate Reality Project. She contested the Labor Party preselection for the Division of Swan for the 2019 Australian federal election but withdrew, enabling Hannah Beazley to be preselected. Mascarenhas is part of the Labor Left faction of the Labor Party, and she is supported by the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union.
In June 2021, she won preselection for Swan at the 2022 Australian federal election, beating Fiona Reid. In the election on 21 May 2022, Mascarenhas won the Division of Swan, succeeding retiring Liberal Party politician Steve Irons and defeating his party’s candidate Kristy McSweeney.
Frequently asked questions
How do I contact Zaneta Mascarenhas?
You can write to Zaneta Mascarenhas at PO Box 6022 House of Representative Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600, call (08) 9355 0099, or use the contact form on their Parliament of Australia profile.
What is Zaneta Mascarenhas's phone number?
Zaneta Mascarenhas's office can be reached on (08) 9355 0099, or at Parliament House on (02) 6277 4850.
Where is Zaneta Mascarenhas's office?
Zaneta Mascarenhas's office is at G3, 59 Albany Highway Victoria Park, WA, 6101.
Who does Zaneta Mascarenhas represent?
Zaneta Mascarenhas is a Member of the House of Representatives for Western Australia.
What party is Zaneta Mascarenhas in?
Zaneta Mascarenhas is a member of the Australian Labor Party.
When was Zaneta Mascarenhas elected?
Zaneta Mascarenhas was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2022.
Is Zaneta Mascarenhas still in office?
Yes. Zaneta Mascarenhas is a Member of the House of Representatives for Western Australia.
