Ross Bohlin | |
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Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Drysdale | |
In office 9 August 2008 –24 August 2012 | |
Preceded by | Chris Natt |
Succeeded by | Lia Finocchiaro |
Personal details | |
Born | Adelaide,South Australia |
Political party | Country Liberal Party (2008–2012) |
Other political affiliations | Independent (from July 2012) |
Occupation | Police officer |
Ross Oscar Charles Bohlin is a former Australian politician. He was a Country Liberal Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly,and held his seat of Drysdale from his defeat of sitting Labor member Chris Natt at the 2008 election until 2012. [1]
Years | Term | Electoral division | Party | |
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2008 –2012 | 11th | Drysdale | Country Liberal |
Bohlin was born in Adelaide,South Australia,and served in the Australian Army. He moved to the Northern Territory in the 1990s,and joined the Northern Territory Police in 1998. [2]
Ross was not re-endorsed by his own party to stand in the 2012 Northern Territory general election. [3] This has been gossip within the CLP since May 2011,after he angered several of his colleagues by publicly supporting the distribution of condoms at a Darwin music festival. [4] Nonetheless,he was surprised when he lost his preselection. CLP Party President Sue Fraser-Adams,was quoted in a newspaper article that "politics doesn't suit him,it's a lot harder than it looks" [3] she went on to say that it was a safe seat for the party. Bohlin announced that he would run as an independent candidate in July. [5]
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