Michael Philip Murray (born 26 November 1949) is an Australian former politician who was a

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member of the

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from February 2001 to March 2021. He represented the electorate of Collie from 2001 to 2005 and the electorate of Collie-Preston from 2005 to 2021. Growing up in the small town of Duranillin in the

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, Murray attended the local primary school before moving to

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with his parents and completing his education in local state schools. Murray completed his apprenticeship as a mechanic and worked in the

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of Western Australia before settling back in Collie to work in the coal mines. Murray contested the seat of Collie twice before defeating the sitting member,

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, in the 2001 election on a swing of 9.4 points and a

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margin of 2.6 points. The electorate of Collie was abolished in 2003 to become Collie-Wellington and Murray retained the seat in the 2005 election with a comfortable majority of 9.3%. While in Parliament, Murray was a member of the Economics and Industry Standing Committee and Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation committees. He has been a trustee of the Parliamentary superannuation fund from 2001 and a Deputy government whip from 2001 to 2005. He is the convenor of the Country Labor grouping within the Western Australian Labor Party.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Mick 1949 births Living people Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia 21st-century Australian politicians