Ross Mewburn Elliott (12 February 1929 – 29 March 2000) was an Australian journalist and politician. He was a

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member of the Legislative Assembly of

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from 1965 to 1968, representing the seat of Canning. Elliott was born in

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, and attended

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.Ross Mewburn Elliott
– Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 May 2016. In his youth, he was a talented

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er, playing two matches for during the

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. In the 1950s, Elliott ran a sporting goods store in Bunbury. He first ventured into journalism as a writer for the Bunbury-based ''South-West Times'', and in 1959 moved back to Perth to work as chief sports writer for the '' Daily News''. He also served as a television panellist for TVW and a radio commentator for 6PM. Elliott had four children, Scott, Margot, Robin and Geoff. Geoff Elliott also had a career in journalism, starting as a cadet at The West Australian before a 15-year career at The Australian, where he was Washington correspondent (2005-2009) and Business Editor. He is now Joint Managing Partner at government and media relations firm GRACosway. A member of the Liberal Party since 1948, Elliott ran for parliament at the 1965 state election, narrowly defeating the sitting Labor member, Don May, in the seat of Canning. However, his time in parliament was short-lived, as he lost his seat at the 1968 election. The Labor candidate, Tom Bateman, won with 50.5 percent of the

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. Elliott subsequently resumed his journalism career, serving as corporate manager of the

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from 1975 to 1980, as well as in a variety of other roles. A founder of the ''West Australian Football Register'', he was posthumously inducted into the

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in 2004.Ross Mewburn ELLIOTT
– NAB WA Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 6 May 2016.

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