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
Western Australian Legislative Council for
Agricultural Region
The Agricultural Region is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the South West, Peel and part of the Great Southern regions of the state. It was created by the ''Acts Amendment (Electoral Re ...
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
Western Australia. On 1 June 2004, he and Fischer both resigned from the party to sit as
independents. On 30 November 2004, Hough and Embry co-founded the
New Country Party
The New Country Party was a minor political party in Australia. It emerged from the internal divisions of the One Nation Party in Queensland and Western Australia in 2003 (in a similar fashion to the City Country Alliance) and was registered by ...
, and contested the
2005 state election as such. Both were defeated.
He ran as the
Palmer United Party candidate for the
Division of Pearce
The Division of Pearce is an Australian electoral division in the state of Western Australia. It was created at the 1989 redistribution and named after George Pearce, the longest serving member of the Australian Senate, serving from 1901 to 19 ...
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
Capital punishment in Australia.
References
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
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