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Jeremy Philip Dalhousie Edwards (born 27 March 1946), known as Jamie Edwards, is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2005, representing the electorate of Greenough.

Edwards was born in Winchester in the United Kingdom, the son of a farmer, and moved to Australia in 1967. He operated a secondhand furniture and white goods business before entering politics. [1] [2] He also served as shire president of the Shire of Greenough and as president of the Western Australian Municipal Association, a role in which he had a reputation as being outspoken. [3] [4] [5]

Edwards entered state politics at the 2001 state election, retaining held the seat of Greenough for the Liberal Party, which had been held by the party for sixty years, but where the party was facing a challenge from coalition partner the National Party. [6] He was appointed Shadow Minister for Heritage and the Mid West upon his election, and added the Water Resources portfolio not long after. He was shifted to the roles of Shadow Minister for Local Government, Heritage and the Mid West in February 2003, and added the additional portfolio of Planning in May 2004. [1] He vocally opposed the equalisation of the age of consent for gay couples in December 2001, revealing that he had been sexually abused by a man as a thirteen-year-old. [7] He was one of seven MPs to storm out of the chamber in protest at the passage of a motion opposing the Iraq War in March 2003. [8]

Edwards faced another strong challenge from the National Party at the 2005 election, with a new National candidate in Geraldton radio host and former ABC TV weatherman Grant Woodhams. [9] [10] [11] The result was not known until eleven days after the election, but Woodhams emerged successful, defeating Edwards by 292 votes. [12]

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A by-election for the seat of Greenough in the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia was held on 1 November 1975. It was triggered by the resignation of Sir David Brand on 21 August 1975. The Liberal Party retained Greenough at the by-election, with its candidate, Reg Tubby, winning 57.3 percent of the two-candidate-preferred (2CP) vote. However, the party suffered a swing of 33.6 points on first preferences, in part due to the entry of two parties that had not stood in Greenough at the 1974 state election. The Workers Party was in fact making its electoral debut, and surprised most observers by polling 13 percent on first preferences.

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Jeremy Philip Dalhousie Edwards MLA". Parliament of Western Australia . Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Inaugural speech". Parliament of Western Australia . Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Mallabone, Mark (27 November 1998), Councils will merge: Omodei, The West Australian
  4. ↑ Mallabone, Mark; Southwell, Michael (20 April 2000), Kucera agrees to a gag, The West Australian
  5. ↑ Irving, Mark (16 May 2000), Jamie will bring biffo back into government, The West Australian
  6. ↑ Burns, Anne (13 January 2001), Background, The West Australian
  7. ↑ Martin, Roger (13 December 2001), Late-night Libs stall gay reform bill, The Australian
  8. ↑ Pennells, Steve (19 March 2003), MPs in walkout - Support for troops becomes protest., The West Australian
  9. ↑ Poprzeczny, Joe (24 March 2005), Greenough saga takes a new twist, WA Business News
  10. ↑ Macdonald, Kim; Williams, Ruth (1 February 2005), Parties throw money at country hospitals, The West Australian
  11. ↑ Broadcaster tests wind in Greenough, The West Australian, 20 May 2004
  12. ↑ Nationals claim historic victory in Greenough, ABC News, 9 March 2005
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