Guy Kevin Vincent Matheson (born 20 September 1952) was an Australian politician and member of the

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from 1988 until 1991. He was a member of the Liberal Party. Matheson obtained a certificate in commercial accountancy at Penrith TAFE and worked in the Penrith branch of the

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. He joined the Liberal party at age 18. Prior to the 1988 election, Matheson won Liberal pre-selection for the seat of Penrith. The seat was considered unwinnable for the Liberal party and Matheson's campaign was low key and based on the slogan "Who is this Guy?". However the election was a landslide victory for the Liberal party and Matheson defeated the previous member

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with a

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swing of greater than 10%. A very strong recovery in the ALP vote at the 1991 election resulted in Matheson losing this traditionally safe Labor seat to the ALP's

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with a swing of more than 7%. Matheson has not nominated for public office since 1991.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Matheson, Guy 1952 births Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Living people