--- title: "Stephen Dawson: political ads and spending | Politics Computer" description: "What Stephen Dawson has spent on Facebook and Instagram ads, and the ads themselves." url: "https://politics.computer/mp/stephen-dawson" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Politicians](https://politics.computer/mps) / [Western Australia](https://politics.computer/seats/wa-council/western-australia) ![Stephen Dawson](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Stephen_Dawson.jpg?width=320) Labor WA Legislative Council # Stephen Dawson Legislative Council member for [Western Australia](https://politics.computer/seats/wa-council/western-australia), [Labor](https://politics.computer/party/labor) About ## About Stephen Dawson Stephen Dawson is a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, representing the Mining and Pastoral Region since 2013\. He is currently Minister for Emergency Services, Minister for Innovation and the Digital Economy, and Minister for Medical Research, Science, and Deputy Leader of the Government in the Legislative Council. Born 30 July 1975, Dublin, Ireland Education Edith Cowan University, degree in education Before parliament Lobbyist with Hawker Britton; corporate manager with Essential Media Communications First elected 2013 state election, Legislative Council, Mining and Pastoral Region Previous seat Unsuccessful Willagee by-election preselection contest in 2009 Summarised by AI from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen%5FDawson%5F%28politician%29), plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026. Ads ## What Stephen Dawson spends on ads Facebook and Instagram ads from their page, as published in Meta's Ad Library. We follow Stephen Dawson's Facebook page but haven't seen a paid ad from it yet. [See this page in Meta's Ad Library](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?active%5Fstatus=all&ad%5Ftype=political%5Fand%5Fissue%5Fads&country=AU&view%5Fall%5Fpage%5Fid=431461646892759) ## Other Labor members of the WA Legislative Council [Labor spending](https://politics.computer/party/labor) - [ **Alanna Clohesy** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/alanna-clohesy) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ayor_makur_chuot.jpg?width=96)**Ayor Makur Chuot** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/ayor-makur-chuot) - [ **Dan Caddy** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/dan-caddy) - [ **Jackie Jarvis** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/jackie-jarvis) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Kate_Doust.jpg?width=96)**Kate Doust** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/kate-doust) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Katrina_Stratton%2C_MLA_Nedlands%2C_with_a_dog.jpg?width=96)**Katrina Stratton** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/katrina-stratton) - [ **Klara Andric** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/klara-andric) - [ **Klasey Hirst** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/klasey-hirst) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Parwinder_Kaur_2025_01_(cropped).jpg?width=96)**Parwinder Kaur** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/parwinder-kaur) - [![](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Samantha_Rowe.jpg?width=96)**Samantha Rowe** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/samantha-rowe) - [ **Sandra Carr** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/sandra-carr) - [ **Andrew O'Donnell** Labor, Legislative Council member for Western Australia ](https://politics.computer/mp/andrew-odonnell) Photo: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stephen%5FDawson.jpg). Party and seat checked against Wikipedia's list of members of the WA Legislative Council on 11 November 2026\. --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. Seats and members from the parliaments, votes from Hansard, ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 11 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. 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