James Eric Lloyd (born 17 July 1954) is an Australian former politician who served with the

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member of the

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from the March 1996 election until the November 2007 election, representing the

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Biography

Lloyd was born in Sydney and educated at

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and worked in a variety of occupations, including

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, ferry and cruise boat crew member, manager of a marina and service station proprietor before entering politics. Lloyd was the Liberal Party candidate for the safe

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seat of Peats at the 1984 New South Wales state election, gathering 33.40% of the vote. His lobbying work prior to entering politics included collecting 60,000 signatures which resulted in the re-opening of the Cheero Point section of the Pacific Highway, which had been closed for several years following

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s. Lloyd was Chief Government Whip from 2001 to 2004 before his appointment as

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in July 2004. He was defeated in the 2007 election by Labor member

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References

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