John Thomson (Western Australian politician)
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John Thomson was an Australian politician. He was the Nationalist
member for Claremont
in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
from 1921 to 1924, becoming an Independent Nationalist
in 1924.
Nationalist Party of Australia
The Nationalist Party of Australia was an Australian political party. It was formed on 17 February 1917 from a merger between the conservative Commonwealth Liberal Party and the National Labor Party, the name given to the pro-conscription defectors from the Australian Labor Party led by Prime...
member for Claremont
Electoral district of Claremont
Claremont was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1901 to 1968.Located in the affluent western suburbs of Perth, it was a safe seat for the Liberal Party and its predecessor parties...
in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
from 1921 to 1924, becoming an Independent Nationalist
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
in 1924.