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Candidates Of The 1999 New South Wales State Election
This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 1999 New South Wales state election. The election was held on 27 March 1999. Retiring Members Labor * Bill Beckroge MLA (Broken Hill) * Mick Clough MLA ( Bathurst) * Bob Harrison MLA (Kiama) * Brian Langton MLA (Kogarah) * Bob Martin MLA ( Port Stephens) * Stan Neilly MLA ( Cessnock) * Pat Rogan MLA ( East Hills) * Terry Rumble MLA (Illawarra) * Doug Shedden MLA (Bankstown) * Gerry Sullivan MLA (Wollongong) * Dorothy Isaksen MLC * Jim Kaldis MLC * Bryan Vaughan MLC Liberal * Jeremy Kinross MLA (Gordon) – seat abolished, failed to win preselection for the Legislative Council * Joe Schipp MLA (Wagga Wagga) * Virginia Chadwick MLC * Marlene Goldsmith MLC * Max Willis MLC National * Peter Cochran MLA ( Monaro) * Adrian Cruickshank MLA ( Murrumbidgee) * Bruce Jeffery MLA (Oxley) * Gerry Peacocke MLA (Dubbo) * Bill Rixon MLA ( Lismore) * Jim Small MLA (Murray) * Bob Smith MLC Other * Peter Macdonald ML ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 New South Wales State Election
Elections to the 52nd Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 27 March 1999. All seats in the Legislative Assembly and half the seats in the Legislative Council were up for election. The Labor Party, led by premier Bob Carr won a second term with a 7% swing against the Liberal Party and National Party, led by Kerry Chikarovski. The poll was the first to be held after two key changes to the electoral system. In 1997, the number of electoral districts was reduced from 99 to 93. In 1995, fixed four-year terms were introduced. Background Carr Government The Labor Party's victory at the 1995 election was built on a number of specific promises, backed by a well directed marginal seat campaign. On taking office, the Carr Government faced difficulties presiding over a public sector that had fundamentally changed during the seven years of the Greiner and Fahey Governments. The major dynamic of the Carr Government's first term was to be the clash between the old fashion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Shedden (politician)
Douglas James Shedden (17 December 1937 − 13 January 2020) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Bankstown in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1987 to 1999. Shedden was born in Casino, and worked as an electronics firm manager before entering politics. On 7 October 1961 he married Patricia Lewis, with whom he had a daughter. He sat on Bankstown City Council from 1977 to 1987, and was deputy mayor 1980–83. A prominent member of the local Labor Party, he was president of the Greenacre branch for twenty years. In 1987, the member for the local state seat of Bankstown, Ric Mochalski, resigned after being charged with involvement in the collapse of a property trust. Shedden was selected as the Labor candidate for the by-election, and was elected fairly easily, although independent candidate Kevin Ryan achieved 18.6% of the vote. He was not significantly challenged in subsequent elections, and sat as a Labor backbencher until his retirement in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Willis
Max Frederick Willis, (6 December 1935 – 18 August 2021) was an Australian politician and senior Army Reserve officer. He was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1970 to 1999. His brother Sir Eric Willis was briefly Premier of New South Wales in 1976. Born in Murwillumbah, Willis was the son of Archibald Clarence Willis, a butter factory hand, and Vida Buttenshaw. He was educated at Murwillumbah High School and then received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Sydney in 1957. Following his admission as a solicitor in 1958, Willis became a partner with Serisier, Willis and Bowring in Miranda until 1971. On 8 August 1970, he married Wendy Patricia Booth, with whom he had four children. Willis had joined the Citizen Military Forces in 1953, and was involved in the Army Reserve for thirty years, attaining the rank of brigadier. For his military service, Willis was awarded the Reserve Force Decoration (RFD) and the Efficiency Decoration (ED) by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marlene Goldsmith
Marlene Mary Herbert Goldsmith (29 September 1942 – 13 April 2000) was an Australian politician. She was a Liberal member of the New South Wales Legislative Council. Born Marlene Herbert in Gunnedah to parents Cecil and Esme, and brothers Warwick and Mark. Marlene studied to be a teacher, receiving a Bachelor of Arts She received a Commonwealth Scholarship in 1960. resulting in teaching at St. Mary's College, Gunnedah where she was held in high regard. She was then awarded a teaching scholarship to the University of Minnesota in 1978 (and a PhD), and a Thurston Scholarship in Foundations of Education in 1981. She taught in both the United States and in New South Wales, and was also a research consultant. She married Ian Goldsmith, with whom she had a daughter. She was also a branch president of the Liberal Party. In 1988, Marlene Goldsmith was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Liberal member. She held her seat until her retirement in 1999. She died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virginia Chadwick
Virginia Anne Chadwick AO (19 December 194417 September 2009) was a Liberal Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1978 to 1999. She was the first NSW female Minister for Education; the first female President of the New South Wales Legislative Council; and Chair and CEO of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. Early life She was born in Newcastle and educated at the Newcastle Girls High School from 1967 until 1968, then at Dormers Wells, Southall, UK 1969–70. She attended Newcastle Technical College 1971–73 and achieved her B.A., Dip.Ed. at the University of Newcastle. Political career Chadwick served as a Member of the Liberal Party State Executive before being elected to the NSW Legislative Council in 1978. She served as Opposition Whip and a member of the Opposition front bench before becoming the first female NSW Liberal Minister when the Greiner Government swept into power in 1988. Chadwick was a minister of the Greiner- Fahey era, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. The district has been held by MP Joe McGirr since the September 2018 by-election. Wagga Wagga is a regional electorate. It entirely covers two local government areas: the City of Wagga Wagga and Lockhart Shire. It also covers part of the Snowy Valleys Council, which was established following the merger of Tumut Shire and Tumbarumba Shire. History Wagga Wagga was created in 1894. In 1920, Wagga Wagga, Albury and Corowa was absorbed into Murray and elected three members under proportional representation. When proportional representation was replaced by single-member electorates in 1927, Wagga Wagga was recreated, with Matthew Kilpatrick, the Country Party candidate, winning the October election. According to the Wagga ''Daily Advertiser'', it was a decisive vote against the continuance of the Labor government led by Jack Lang. Labor regained the seat in its 1941 l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Schipp
Joseph John Schipp (21 March 1932 – 23 November 2017) was an Australian politician in the New South Wales Government. He was the Liberal member for Wagga Wagga in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1975 to 1999. Personal life Schipp was born in Mudgee and named for his father, Joseph William. He attended school at Mudgee, Temora and finally Wagga Wagga before qualifying as a primary school teacher in 1950. He married Rhonda Daisy Lange on 13 November 1954; they had two sons. Career In 1973 he joined the Liberal Party, becoming honorary secretary and vice-president of the local branch. In 1975, the Liberal member for the local state seat of Wagga Wagga, Wal Fife, resigned to contest the corresponding federal seat of Farrer Farrer may refer to People * Alisha Farrer (born 1943), Australian actress and model * Austin Farrer (1904–1968), English theologian, philosopher, and friend of C. S. Lewis * Buster Farrer (1936-), South African cricketer * Claude Farrer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Gordon (New South Wales)
Gordon was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Originally created in 1904, replacing Willoughby. With the introduction of proportional representation, it was absorbed into the five-member electorate of Ryde, along with Burwood and Willoughby. It was recreated in 1927, but was abolished in 1999. It originally covered most of the suburbs of the Ku-ring-gai Council local government area (then known as Ku-ring-gai Municipality), including the suburbs of Lindfield and Gordon. Recent Member of Parliament representing Gordon included: * Harry Jago, who was NSW State Minister for Health in the Liberal party government of Robert Askin 1962-1973, and who famously failed to be re-elected at the 1973 election because he forgot to lodge the official nomination form by the required date. * Kevin Harrold, MP from 1973 to 1976 representing the Democratic Labor Party, the only person ever elected to a single-member electorate in New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Kinross
Jeremy Stirton Prevost Kinross (born 18 December 1959) is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal Party member for Gordon in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 1999. Kinross was born in Sydney to John Stirton Kinross and his wife Elisabeth. Jeremy Kinross was educated at The King's School, Parramatta, before attending the University of New South Wales and Macquarie University, receiving a Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) and a Bachelor of Commerce and an MBA, becoming both a Barrister and Chartered Accountant. He was a fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia and author of the taxation section for the Commercial Law Association. He joined the Liberal Party in 1986. In 1992, the Liberal member for the local state seat of Gordon, Tim Moore, resigned over the findings of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, having been linked to the Metherell affair. Kinross was selected as the Liberal candidate to contest the by-election, which he wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bryan Vaughan
Bryan Henry Vaughan (2 February 1931 – 17 June 2015) was an Australian politician and lawyer. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1981 to 1999. The son of jeweller Henry Michael Vaughan and his wife Myra Kelly, Bryan Vaughan was born in Sydney. He was educated at Marcellan College at Randwick before achieving a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney. In October 1950 he joined the Labor Party. He was employed in various legal firms before establishing Bryan Vaughan & Co. in 1965. In 1981, Vaughan was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council The New South Wales Legislative Council, often referred to as the upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of the Australian state of New South Wales. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in th ... as a Labor member. He was Shadow Minister for Small Business, Industrial Development and Tourism from 1990 to 1995 and Deputy Leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Kaldis
James Kaldis (20 August 1932 – 3 March 2007) was a Greek-born Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1978 to 1999. Kaldis was born in Greece, migrated to Australia in 1950, and became a citizen in 1954. He worked as a journalist and newspaper editor, and then as an actor and stage director. He was a founding member and licensee of the radio station 2EA (later SBS Radio), and directed the Greek programmes for the station. He was also a founding member of the Ethnic Communities Council and was involved in various migrant organisations. In 1978 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Labor member, where he served until his retirement in 1999. He died in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Isaksen
Dorothy May Isaksen (née Shepherd; born 13 April 1930) is a former Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1978 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1999. She was born in North Sydney, the daughter of Edward Chapman Shepherd, a foreman, and his wife Beatrice Taylor. She was educated at Catholic convents at Lavender Bay and Penrith before attending the Metropolitan Business College in 1945. She was employed in the Valuer General's Department 1946–50 and the Family Welfare Bureau 1952–55, working as a stenographer. In 1952 she married Neville Isaksen, with whom she had two daughters. Isaksen joined the Labor Party in 1955, and held various positions on the Youth Council Executive (1957–58), the New South Wales Central Executive (1970–71) and the Administration Committee (1976–79). She was President of the New South Wales Labor Women's Committee 1973–79 and Secretary (1977–79) and President (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |