Bryan Doyle
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Bryan Michael Doyle MP, an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
representing Campbelltown
for the Liberal Party of Australia
since 2011
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, Doyle returned to Sydney and in 2005 was stationed at Campbelltown
where he later became the Chief Inspector of Police for the area.
seat of Campbelltown in Sydney's south-western suburbs
. Doyle was elected with a swing of 20.5 per cent and won the seat with 53.4 per cent of the vote on a two party preferred basis. Doyle's opponent was Nick Bleasdale, representing Labor. Graham West
who was the previous Labor sitting member had earlier announced his retirement from politics after holding the seat for 10 years.
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...
representing Campbelltown
Electoral district of Campbelltown
Campbelltown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's South-west.It is represented by Bryan Doyle of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for Campbelltown:-Election results:...
for the Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
since 2011
New South Wales state election, 2011
Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...
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Early years and background
With family links to Australia's convict history, Doyle is the son of a Magistrate and joined the NSW Police Force in 1983. After spending three years at Broken HillBroken Hill, New South Wales
-Geology:Broken Hill's massive orebody, which formed about 1,800 million years ago, has proved to be among the world's largest silver-lead-zinc mineral deposits. The orebody is shaped like a boomerang plunging into the earth at its ends and outcropping in the centre. The protruding tip of the...
, Doyle returned to Sydney and in 2005 was stationed at Campbelltown
Campbelltown, New South Wales
Campbelltown is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Campbelltown is located 51 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Campbelltown.- History :Campbelltown...
where he later became the Chief Inspector of Police for the area.
Political career
In 2011, Doyle contested the normally safe LaborAustralian 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...
seat of Campbelltown in Sydney's south-western suburbs
Greater Western Sydney
Greater Western Sydney is a term used to describe the western region of the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. The University of Western Sydney defines Greater Western Sydney as comprising 14 local government areas...
. Doyle was elected with a swing of 20.5 per cent and won the seat with 53.4 per cent of the vote on a two party preferred basis. Doyle's opponent was Nick Bleasdale, representing Labor. Graham West
Graham West
Graham James West , a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Campbelltown between 2001 and 2011 for the Australian Labor Party. He was Minister for Juvenile Justice, Minister for Volunteering and Minister for Youth in the New South Wales State...
who was the previous Labor sitting member had earlier announced his retirement from politics after holding the seat for 10 years.
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- Mr Bryan Michael Doyle, MBA, GCMGT, LLB MP Parliament of New South WalesParliament of New South WalesThe Parliament of New South Wales, located in Parliament House on Macquarie Street, Sydney, is the main legislative body in the Australian state of New South Wales . It is a bicameral parliament elected by the people of the state in general elections. The parliament shares law making powers with...