About Zali Steggall
Zali Steggall is the Independent member for the New South Wales federal seat of Warringah in the House of Representatives. She has held the seat since the 2019 federal election, when she defeated Tony Abbott. Before entering politics she was an alpine skier and a barrister. Her Facebook and Instagram ads focus on integrity in democracy and on climate.
- First elected
- 2019 federal election, defeating Tony Abbott in Warringah
- Born
- 16 April 1974, Manly, New South Wales
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Griffith University; later admitted to NSW Bar
- Previous member for Warringah
- Tony Abbott, who had held the seat since a 1994 by-election
- 2019 two candidate preferred vote
- 57.24%
Summarised by AI from Wikipedia, plus our own records. Sources last checked 11 November 2026.
- Spent on ads
- $1.7K–$4.4K
- Ads seen
- 27
- Running now
- 27
Biggest ads
Ranked by what Meta says was spent on each design, across every copy of it.
Newest ads
What the ads are about
Topics read from the ads we've analysed so far, by number of ads.
- Integrity democracy2 ads
- Climate2 ads
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Party and seat checked against the Parliament House member list on 11 November 2026.
