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Electorates
- MLA Albany from 10 February 2001 to 13 March 2021. Elected to the Thirty-Sixth Parliament for Albany on 10 February 2001 in succession to Antony Kevin Royston Prince (defeated). Re-elected 2005, 2008, 2013 and 2017. Did not contest the general election of 13 March 2021. Succeeded by Rebecca Stephens (ALP).
Parliamentary Appointments
- Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 29 March 2005 to 7 August 2008
- Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 11 November 2008 to 30 January 2013
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly from 11 May 2017 to 13 March 2021
Office
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Tourism; Racing and Gaming; Youth; Peel and the Southwest; Disability Services; Sport and Recreation; Citizenship and Multicultural Interests; Seniors (with respect to Sport and Recreation only) from 26 October 2005 to 25 November 2005
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government and Regional Development, Land Information, Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern, Sport and Recreation from 25 November 2005 to 2 March 2006
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Water Resources, Sport and Recreation from 2 March 2006 to 2 March 2007
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Resources and Assisting the Minister for State Development, Employment Protection, Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern (with respect to Goldfields-Esperance and Great Southern only) from 2 March 2006 to 2 March 2007
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Water Resources, Sport and Recreation from 2 March 2007 to 11 April 2007
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Community Safety, Water Resources, Sport and Recreation (with respect to Sport and Recreation only) from 11 April 2007 to 23 September 2008
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Food, Forestry, the Mid West and Wheatbelt, Great Southern (with respect to Great Southern only) from 11 April 2007 to 23 September 2008
- Shadow Minister for Sport and Recreation; Great Southern; Veteran's Issues from 9 April 2013 to 11 March 2017
Committees
- Member, Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation from 28 June 2001 to 23 January 2005 (Chair from 7 April 2005 to 24 November 2005)
- Member, Public Accounts Committee from 8 March 2006 to 6 September 2008
- Member, Education and Health Standing Committee from 13 November 2008 to 30 January 2013
- Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Review of the Racing and Wagering Western Australia Acts from 24 September 2009 to 21 October 2010
- Member, Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation from 23 May 2013 to 18 February 2014
- Member, Joint Standing Committee on the Corruption and Crime Commission from 11 February 2014 to 30 January 2017 (Deputy Chair from 19 February 2014 to 30 January 2017)
- Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee from 23 May 2017 (Chair from 24 May 2017)
- Member, Parliamentary Services Committee from 23 May 2017 to 7 December 2020
Historical Notes
- 11 February 2020 announced retirement from politics
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Criminal Code Amendment (Interference with War Memorials) Bill 2015 Bill discharged from Notice Paper under Standing Order 144A - 10/05/2016 |
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Personal Information |
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30 May 1947 |
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Reservoir, Victoria, Australia |
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Arrived WA January 1961 |
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Son of Frank Bruce Watson, air force officer, and Peggy Davies |
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Married 12 February 1977, Denmark, WA to Elizabeth Suzanne Watson, daughter of John and Teresa
Children: one son and two daughters |
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Educated Hutton St Primary School, Northcote High School, Sale High School and Perth Modern School (from 1961)
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Postal manager and businessperson |
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Worked for Australia Post for 35 years
Owned gift shop and newsagency in Denmark WA for five years |
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Member, CEPU (Communications, Electrical, Electronic, Energy, Information, Postal and Plumbing Services Union)
Member, Albany Hospice for four years and remained member for fund raising committee
Member of committees of tennis, cricket, basketball and netball sporting clubs
Competed in 1500 metres at Mexico Olympic games 1968, Pan Pac Games, Canada 1973, Commonwealth Games New Zealand 1974
Still holds Western Australian 1500 metres record set in 1968 |
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D Black and G Bolton, eds. Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Vol. 2, 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth 2010, p. 273.
Parliament of Western Australia website. Current Members. Accessed 3 June 2015. |
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