Graeme Sawyer (born 28 January 1957) is the former Lord Mayor of the

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, the capital of the

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, Australia. He became Lord Mayor at an election in April 2008, when he won 56.8% of the vote after

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.Graeme Sawyer wins Darwin mayoral vote.
''ABC News'', accessed 2008-07-05. At the 2012 Local Government elections, he was beaten by

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, daughter of former Lord Mayor

Alec Fong Lim Alexander Fong Lim AM (鄺鴻銓, 18 February 1931 – 3 September 1990) was the eleventh Lord Mayor of the City of Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory of Australia. He served as Lord Mayor from 1 June 1984 to 9 August 199 ...

, who received over 56% of the primary vote. Sawyer was a guest on ''

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'' during an episode that featured the catching of

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s, an invasive species in northern Australia. Sawyer runs an organisation which attempts to control the toad's population.

References

Lord Mayor's biography
Darwin City Council, accessed 2012-03-11.

External links

Official site
Mayors and Lord Mayors of Darwin 1957 births Living people {{Australia-mayor-stub