Francis Carson Hough (born 12 April 1944) is a former Australian politician who remains politically active. Born in Subiaco, Western Australia, he was a self-employed business proprietor before entering politics. In 2001, he was elected to the

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for

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as a member of One Nation. After the resignation from the party of

Paddy Embry Patrick Paul Elliot Embry (born 19 October 1942) is a former Australian politician. Born in Oundle in the United Kingdom to Air Chief Marshal Basil Embry and Lady Margaret Elliot, he arrived in Australia in December 1956 and became a farmer. I ...

in 2003, he and John Fischer were One Nation's only MPs in

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. On 1 June 2004, he and Fischer both resigned from the party to sit as

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s. On 30 November 2004, Hough and Embry co-founded the

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, and contested the 2005 state election as such. Both were defeated. He ran as the Palmer United Party candidate for the

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at the 2013 federal election. At the 2017 state election, he ran unsuccessfully as an independent for the Agricultural Region. In 2003 He called for a citizens' referendum on bringing back

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1944 births Living people One Nation members of the Parliament of Western Australia United Australia Party (2013) politicians Politicians from Perth, Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub