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Tom Gilmore, Jr.
Thomas John George Gilmore (born 8 May 1946) is an Australian politician. Early life Gilmore was born in Mareeba, Queensland, Mareeba. His father, Tom Gilmore Sr., had been a federal and state National Party of Australia, Country Party politician. Politics Gilmore served on Shire of Mareeba, Mareeba Shire Council from 1982 to 1987. In 1986 he was elected as the National Party of Australia – Queensland, National Party member for Electoral district of Tablelands, Tablelands in the Queensland Legislative Assembly. In 1992 he moved to the front bench as Shadow Minister for Minerals and Energy, a portfolio he held until the Coalition (Australia), Coalition took government in 1996, whereupon he became the Minister. He was defeated in 1998 by One Nation (Australia), One Nation candidate, Shaun Nelson. In 2000 he was elected to the Mareeba Shire Council. From 2008 to 20013, Shire of Mareeba was absorbed into the Tablelands Region. During this period Gilmore was mayor of Table ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Tablelands
Tablelands was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. Prior to its abolition, it encompassed towns on the Atherton Tablelands west of Cairns, including Mareeba, Atherton, Ravenshoe, Chillagoe and Mount Molloy. The seat was won by the One Nation Party from the National Party at the 1998 state election. Shaun Nelson, the elected candidate, departed the party and contested the 2001 election as an Independent, losing to One Nation's new candidate Rosa Lee Long. Lee Long retained the seat at the 2004 state election and again at the 2006 state election.Green, A2006 Queensland Election: Seat of TablelandsRetrieved 31-08-2006 In 2008, Tablelands was abolished—with effect at the 2009 state election—by a redistribution undertaken by the Electoral Commission of Queensland. Its former territory and voters were split between the districts of Cook, Hinchinbrook and the new seat of Dalrymple. There was also an earlier district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |