Hon. Murray Davidson Nixon MLC

House:Legislative Council
Party:Liberal Party
Electorate:Agricultural

Inaugural Speech:

Speeches by Hon. Murray Davidson Nixon

Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook

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NIXON, Hon. Murray Davidson, JP, MLC
Member for Agricultural Region
Liberal

PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE

Elected to the Thirty-fourth Parliament for Agricultural Region on 6 February 1993 for term commencing 22 May 1993. Re-elected 1996. Defeated 10 February 2001 (term concluded 21 May 2001).

Standing Committees

Chairman Constitutional Affairs and Statutes Revision Committee from 3 August 1993. Member Joint Standing Committee on the Commission on Government 16 August 1994 – 14 November 1996.

Select Committees/Royal Commissions

Member Select Committee on Native Title Rights from 17 September 1997 – 10 November 1998; on Native Title Legislation 1 December 1998 – 10 December 1998.

PERSONAL

Birth

Born 20 June 1936, Perth, Western Australia.

Marital Status

Married.

Qualifications and Occupation before entering Parliament

Farmer and stud breeder.

ELECTORATE — SHORT DESCRIPTION

Agricultural Region includes the Legislative Assembly electorates of Avon, Geraldton, Greenough, Merredin, Moore, Roe and Wagin. Enrolment (14 December 1996) 89,781; 263,485 sq km.