Nathan Morton | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
In office 9 March 2013 –11 March 2017 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Waddell |
Succeeded by | Stephen Price |
Constituency | Forrestfield |
Personal details | |
Born | Nathan Wray Morton 3 August 1978 Melbourne,Victoria,Australia |
Political party | Liberal |
Nathan Wray Morton (born 3 August 1978) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2013 to 2017,representing the seat of Forrestfield. He was a schoolteacher before entering politics.
Morton was born in Melbourne,but moved to Perth as a small child. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a graduate diploma in education,and most taught at Cecil Andrews Senior High School. [1] Morton first stood for parliament at the 2008 state election,but was defeated by Labor's Andrew Waddell in Forrestfield by just 98 votes on the two-party-preferred count (the third-closest result of the election). [2] He reprised his candidacy at the 2013 state election,and defeated Waddell with a 2.3-point swing. [3] Morton ran for re-election at the 2017 state election but lost the seat to the Labor candidate,Stephen Price after suffering an 11.6% swing against him. [4] Morton is a nephew by marriage of Helen Morton,who was a member of the Legislative Council. [4] Helen Morton was also defeated at the 2017 state election.
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