David Edward Wade (born 9 March 1950) is a former

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n politician, who represented the

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for the

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between 1993 and 1997. He was elected to the

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as the inaugural Member for Elder during the 1993 State Election and stood for one term, until defeated at the 1997 State Election by

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's Patrick Conlon.

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1950 births Living people Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of South Australia {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub