Nigel Charles Hallett (born 6 February 1953) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the

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representing the South West Region from 2005 to 2017. Elected to Parliament in the 2005 state election he was a member of the

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until 16 June 2016, when he announced he was resigning from the Liberal Party and joining the

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, he represented at the 2017 election. He was not re-elected. Hallett completed his early education in

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but completed high school education at

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. He is married to Susan Hallett and they have two sons; Ian and Michael. In 2020 the Western Australian

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found that Hallett improperly employed his girlfriend in his office, despite her not doing any meaningful work. He was also found to have engaged in serious misconduct in using his electorate allowance to fund personal lifestyle expenses, including expensive dinners and visits to strip clubs.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hallett, Nigel 1953 births Living people Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party politicians People from Bridgetown, Western Australia 21st-century Australian politicians