Joe Tiernan

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Patrick Joseph "Joe" Tiernan (8 March 1942 31 March 1994) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Torrens from 1993 to 1994 for the Liberal Party. [1]

South Australian House of Assembly lower house of the Parliament of South Australia

The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.

Electoral district of Torrens state electoral district of South Australia

Torrens is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. Located along the River Torrens, it is named after Robert Torrens, a 19th-century Premier of South Australia, and also the founder of the "Torrens title" land registration system. Torrens is an 18.8 km² suburban electorate in Adelaide's north-east. It includes the suburbs of Dernancourt, Gilles Plains, Greenacres, Hampstead Gardens, Hillcrest, Holden Hill, Klemzig, Manningham, Oakden, Vale Park and Windsor Gardens.

Liberal Party of Australia (South Australian Division) South Australian political party

The Liberal Party of Australia , commonly known as the South Australian Liberals, is the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia, formed in 1974, succeeding the Liberal and Country League (LCL). It is one of two major parties in the bicameral Parliament of South Australia, the other being the Australian Labor Party. The party has been led by Premier of South Australia Steven Marshall since the 2018 state election; their first win in twenty years.

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South Australian House of Assembly
New seat Member for Torrens
19931994
Succeeded by
Robyn Geraghty