Peter Terrence Blackmore (born 11 February 1945) is an Australian politician and former Mayor of the

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. Born to George and Kathleen Blackmore, he attended

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Technical High School and became a salesman, covering fields such as real estate and catering. From 1974 to 1990, he owned a service station. Blackmore has two daughters with his second wife, Lynette Ruth Steel. He also has two sons Rodney and Simon peter with his first wife. In 1986 he was elected Mayor of

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, a position he held until 1990, and was reelected to the position of Mayor in September 2008 before concluding his term. In 1991 he was elected to the

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for the seat of

as a member of the

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. He held the seat until his defeat by

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member for

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John Price in 1999. Blackmore contested the seat as an

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after Price's retirement at the 2007 state election, but was narrowly defeated by Labor candidate

Frank Terenzini Francesco (Frank) Terenzini is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2007 until 2011, representing the electorate of Maitland. He was a lawyer and teacher before entering ...

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1945 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales Independent politicians in Australia Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub