| Honorific-Prefix: | Dr |
| Marjorie O'Neill | |
| Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
| Constituency Mp: | Coogee |
| Parliament: | New South Wales |
| Term Start: | 23 March 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Bruce Notley-Smith |
| Office1: | Parliamentary Secretary for Transport |
| Term Start1: | 26 April 2023 |
| Minister1: | Jo Haylen |
| Predecessor1: | Mark Taylor |
| Office2: | Councillor of Waverley Council for Waverley Ward |
| Term Start2: | 9 September 2017 |
| Term End2: | 16 March 2021 |
| Birth Date: | 1985 12, df=yes[1] |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
| Birthname: | Marjorie Spooner O'Neill |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Party: | Australian Labor Party |
| Residence: | Bronte[2] |
| Alma Mater: | St Vincent's College, Potts Point |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Marjorie Spooner O'Neill is an Australian politician. O'Neill was elected as a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Coogee at the 2019 state election.[3] [4] O'Neill was also a Councillor of Waverley Council from 2017 to 2021.[5]
Born to Brian William O'Neill and Keri Spooner, O'Neill was raised in the Bronte area of Sydney. Marjorie attended St Vincent's College, Potts Point. Her father, Brian O'Neill, served as a member of the Industrial Relations Commission of New South Wales for over 20 years.[6] [7] She has a PhD in Management and Economics[5] and has been an academic teaching in Australia and internationally.[8]
O'Neill is a volunteer surf lifesaver at Clovelly Surf Life Saving Club.[4] She also played rugby union for Sydney University Women's Rugby Club and coached at UNSW.[9]
O'Neill was first elected to Waverley Council on 9 September 2017 in Waverley Ward representing the Labor Party. She served as the Chair of the Community Safety Advisory Committee and the Waverley Surf Life Saving Club Committee.[10] [5] She was later preselected to run as the Labor candidate in the Division of Coogee in the 2019 state election. Dr. O'Neill defeated Bruce Notley-Smith to become the Member for Coogee, in one of two victories for the Labor Party in the 2019 State Election.[3] [4] [6] [11]
O'Neill used her inaugural speech to discuss her heritage, her family, the history of the electorate of Coogee, and her priorities while she holds the seat.[12] In her first term, she was a member of the Legislative Assembly Committee on Transport and Infrastructure and the Modern Slavery Committee.[11] She was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary for Transport in May 2023.[11]
O'Neill is a regular contributor to The Beast magazine, with her own column each month.[13] [14]