Patrick at a Party rally, 1996.

Patrick's Bio

Patrick Argus McGinlay was born June 24, 1971 to parents Arnold, a managing executive at the Commonwealth Bank, and Angela , a hippie.

At age fifteen, Patrick was lead actor in Wesley College's production of The Mikado, which surprised many because he was enrolled at Scotch College at the time. Nevertheless, Patrick received rave reviews of his work on stage, and it was then that he decided he would spend the rest of his life as a politician.

The next ten years went by in a blur, as Patrick leapt from high-paying job to high-paying job, living the life of a young urban professional in the early 1990s; wine, women and other substances dominated his time.

Finally, on his release from the facility, Patrick's opportunity came knocking: 1996's federal election caused considerable reshuffling of positions on all political levels. Patrick's youthful sass, personal drive and recommendation letter from his father scored him a low-level job at the office of Albert Aines, the state Member for Parnell, Vic.

Patrick quickly became indispensable in Aines' camp, mostly thanks to his ingenious methods of document analysis. Within two years, the boyish McGinlay was working on an almost equal level with Aines within the Party.

Tragedy struck when Aines died of natural causes only weeks before 1999's state election. A debilitating loss for the Party became a startling triumph when Patrick bravely stepped up into Aines' place to win Parnell by a record margin. Days later, the nation was stunned when Victoria's youngest ever seatholder declared his independence from the Party, announcing himself an Independent.

"I have seen what it is like on the inside, my friends," said McGinlay at the press conference, "and I no longer want to be held back from my youth-empowerment-related goals by tired, greying shells of men who would deny their children the world."

Since then, Patrick McGinlay has worked tirelessly to ensure that the youth of Parnell and of Victoria are not forgotten in the halls of Parliament.