Hugh Trevor Jones (born 12 November 1966) is an Australian politician and former

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at the

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. He was elected as the Member of Parliament for the electorate of

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in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the

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at the 2021 state election.

Early life and naval career

Jones was born in a family of healthcare workers where his father was a dentist and mother a nurse. In 1990, he joined the

where he met future premier Mark McGowan.

Political career

In 2019, Jones was elected to the City of Armadale as a councillor for River Ward. Jones would later become the Labor party's candidate for the electoral district of Darling Range for the

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. Darling Range had been held by

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from the Liberal party since 2018, who had won it in a

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after the resignation of Barry Urban. The seat was declared a seat to watch at the election by the

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and

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. On 13 March 2021 during the state election, Jones won Darling Range with a swing of 15.4% from the results of the 2018 by-election. Jones actually won 56 percent of the primary vote, enough to win the seat without the need for preferences.

Personal life

Jones returned to

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in 2005 and has two children, named Grace and Gryff. He is a former member of Kelmscott Roos Soccer Club and a former volunteer for the First Nations Homelessness Project.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Hugh Living people 1966 births Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians Western Australian local councillors