Christopher David Hatton (born 15 April 1957) is a former Australian politician who was a

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member of the Legislative Assembly of

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from 2013 to 2017, representing the seat of Balcatta. Hatton was born in

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. He worked as a schoolteacher before entering politics, teaching both in the country and at metropolitan schools. Hatton first ran for parliament at the 2008 state election, standing against

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(the Labor incumbent) in Balcatta. He polled 47.7 percent of the

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vote, a positive swing of 6.9 points from the previous election. Hatton ran again at the 2013 election, at which Kobelke retired. Balcatta had been one of the most marginal seats prior to the election, and fell to the Liberals after a 9.5-point swing in Hatton's favour.Balcatta (Key Seat)
WA Votes 2013, ABC News. Retrieved 2 December 2016. He was defeated in 2017.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hatton, Chris Living people 1957 births Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Politicians from Perth, Western Australia Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia Australian schoolteachers 21st-century Australian politicians