John Harcourt Turner a former Australia

Australia

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n politician, was a Member of the New South Wales

New South Wales

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 Legislative Assembly

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

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 representing Myall Lakes

Electoral district of Myall Lakes

Myall Lakes is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Stephen Bromhead of the National Party of Australia....

 between 1988 and 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...

 for the National Party of Australia

National Party of Australia

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He was educated at Aberdare

Aberdare, New South Wales

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 Primary School and Sydney Grammar School

Sydney Grammar School

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. He received a Diploma of Law and practiced as a solicitor

Solicitor

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 and tax agent before entering Parliament. Since entering Parliament he has received a Bachelor

Bachelor

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 of Letters from Deakin University

Deakin University

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 and a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 from Murdoch University

Murdoch University

Murdoch University is a public university based in Perth, Australia. It began operations as the state's second university in 1973, and accepted its first students in 1975...

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