Robert James "Bob" Graham (born 13 May 1942) is a former Australian politician. He was born in

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. He was first elected to the

Tasmanian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart. The Assembly has 25 m ...

in 1980 as a

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member for Denison, in a recount following

Neil Batt Neil Leonard Charles Batt (born 14 June 1937), Australian politician, is a former Tasmanian government minister, Deputy Premier and Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. A member of the Labor Party, he was leader of the party in Tasmania, ...

's resignation. Defeated in 1982, he returned to the Assembly in 1984 in the recount resulting from John Devine's resignation. He was defeated again in 1986.

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1942 births Living people Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub