Robyn Margaret Nolan is an Australian

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and was a member of the first multi-member single electorate

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representing, initially, the

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. Nolan was elected at the 1989 general election and then resigned from the Liberal Party on 22 October 1991, sat briefly as an

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, before founding the

New Conservative Group The New Conservative Group (also known as the New Conservatives) was a short-lived Australian political party registered in the Australian Capital Territory. It was founded in November 1991 by Robyn Nolan, a former Liberal member of the Legis ...

on 19 November 1991. Nolan sought re-election, leading the New Conservative party ticket, at the 1992 general election, however was unsuccessful in retaining her seat.

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