Edmund Rupert Joseph "Ed" Dermer (born 30 October 1957) in Subiaco,

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is an Australian politician. He is currently the member of the

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representing the North Metropolitan Region. Elected to Parliament in the 1996 state election after the resignation of Samuel Mathew Piantadosi he is a member of the Labor Party. He was re-elected in the

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and

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state elections and has held the position of Government

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in the Legislative Council from May 2001 to present. Dermer was one of the three North Metropolitan Labor MLCs, along with Graham Giffard and

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, who proved to be critical in the introduction of

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in 2006 in

. Initially intending on voting against the motion, they all eventually decided to support the motion in line with the wishes of their electorate and party. In 2008, Dermer was caught in a

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with his sons, Alexander and Cameron, at a Surfers Paradise beach. Dermer and Cameron had to be rescued by lifesavers. Shortly afterward he was diagnosed with a

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on the back of his neck, which was removed and found to be

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dermer, Ed 1957 births Living people Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council People educated at Newman College, Perth Politicians from Perth, Western Australia Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia 21st-century Australian politicians