Russell William Turner (born 12 May 1941), an

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of the City of Orange Council, since 2012. Turner was previously a Member of the

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Legislative Assembly representing

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between

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for the Nationals.

Career

Turner was born in

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and educated at Manly Boys High School. He is married with two sons and one daughter. The seat of Orange is a safe National Party seat and has been so for many decades. Turner was only the third person to hold the position since 1947. In the 2007 state election, he successfully defended his seat and increased his majority when challenged by

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candidate, John Davis, the then mayor of Orange. In 2010 Turner announced his decision to not contest the 2011 state election. The National Party endorsed

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, a local lawyer and barrister, who successfully contested the seat. In 2012 Turner was elected to Orange City Council, receiving 7.51% of the

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formal votes, and was the first candidate to achieve the quota required to be elected to the Council. Despite speculation that he would seek election as

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, Turner did not seek election.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, Russell Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Living people 1941 births 21st-century Australian politicians