Bob Christie (politician)
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Robert William John "Bob" Christie (born 1 November 1925) is a former Australia
n politician. He was the Labor
member for Seven Hills
in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1981 to 1991.
Christie was educated at Lidcombe
before becoming a moulder. Active in the Australian Labor Party
, he was president of the Lalor Park
Branch for twenty six years and was an alderman on Blacktown City Council
for six years, including a period as Deputy Mayor. In 1981, he was selected as the Labor candidate for the new seat of Seven Hills
, and was elected without difficulty. He held the seat until its abolition in 1991, whereupon he retired from politics.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was the Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
member for Seven Hills
Electoral district of Seven Hills
Seven Hills was a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1981, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Seven Hills. It was abolished in 1991.-Members for Seven Hills:...
in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
from 1981 to 1991.
Christie was educated at Lidcombe
Lidcombe, New South Wales
Lidcombe is a suburb in western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales Australia. Lidcombe is located 14 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Auburn Council....
before becoming a moulder. Active in the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
, he was president of the Lalor Park
Lalor Park, New South Wales
Lalor Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lalor Park is located 35 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Blacktown. Lalor Park is part of the Greater Western Sydney region...
Branch for twenty six years and was an alderman on Blacktown City Council
City of Blacktown
The City of Blacktown is a Local Government Area in the heart of Western Sydney, situated on the Cumberland Plain, approximately 35 km from Sydney CBD. It is bounded by the Local Government Areas of Penrith, Parramatta, Fairfield, Holroyd, Hawkesbury and The Hills Shire. It occupies an area...
for six years, including a period as Deputy Mayor. In 1981, he was selected as the Labor candidate for the new seat of Seven Hills
Electoral district of Seven Hills
Seven Hills was a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1981, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Seven Hills. It was abolished in 1991.-Members for Seven Hills:...
, and was elected without difficulty. He held the seat until its abolition in 1991, whereupon he retired from politics.