Members’ biographical register

Mr Andrew Waddell

House

MLA

Party

Labor Vice President WA Branch of Australian Labor Party, member State Executive, Administrative Committee

Date first elected

6 September 2008

Year Retired/Resigned

2013

Electorate(s)

Forrestfield

Inaugural Speech

Inaugural Video

Parliamentary Service

Service

State

Electorates

MLA Forrestfield 6 September 2008—9 March 2013. Elected to the Thirty-Eighth Parliament for Forrestfield (new seat) on 6 September 2008. Defeated by Nathan Morton in the general election of 9 March 2013
Contested North Metropolitan Region 14 December 1996

Committees

Member Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation from 13 November 2008—30 January 2013
Member Parliamentary Services Committee from 13 November 2008

Commonwealth

Electorates

Curtin (House of Representatives), 10 November 2001

Personal Information

Occupation

Public servant

Employment History

Industrial officer, Transport Workers Union 1992–1996
Owner operator Computer Deeks (small business) 1996–2000
Director Information Services WA Industrial Relations Commission 2000—2008

Local Government

Councillor Shire of Kalamunda from 2013 Shire President, Shire of Kalamunda

References

D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, p. 267 Parliament of Western Australia, Former Members, Parliament of Western Australia website, accessed 21 May 2014.

Shire of Kalamunda website. Accessed 12 November 2015.

Further Information