Nick Goiran
Nick Goiran | |
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Goiran in 2024 | |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Collier |
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2025 | |
| Constituency | State-wide |
| In office 22 May 2009 – 21 May 2025 | |
| Constituency | South Metropolitan Region |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicolas Pierre Goiran 15 October 1977 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Party | Liberal (c. 2006–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Christian Democratic Party (before 2006) |
| Spouse | Jody |
| Alma mater | Murdoch University |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Website | www |
Nicolas Pierre Goiran (born 15 October 1977) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council (MLC), the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia, since 22 May 2009. A member of the Liberal Party, Goiran has been the leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council since May 2025.
Goiran is a conservative Christian. He is pro-life, and opposes same-sex marriage, euthanasia and surrogacy. He has been outspoken on the issue of elder abuse and has opposed COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Goiran has twice been accused of filibustering: he spoke for over 22 hours in total on a surrogacy bill in 2019, delaying it; and he proposed 357 amendments to a voluntary assisted dying bill and spoke on every clause of the bill.
Goiran, alongside fellow MLC Peter Collier, is a Liberal Party power broker. After the March 2021 election, ABC News said that it was unrealistic to achieve preselection in the Perth metropolitan area for the Liberal Party without the support of Goiran or Collier. In August 2021, it was revealed that Goiran was part of a WhatsApp group called "The Clan", whose purpose was to discuss branch stacking and the preselection of candidates. Following the reveal of that group, Goiran was removed from the shadow cabinet. He was readmitted to the shadow cabinet in December 2024, and was elected by his party to be leader of the opposition in the Legislative Council in May 2025.