Murray Nixon
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Murray Davidson Nixon is a former Australian politician.
Born in Perth
, Nixon was a farmer before entering politics. In 1993 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council
as a Liberal
member representing Agricultural Region
. He was re-elected in 1996 but defeated in 2001.
Born in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Nixon was a farmer before entering politics. In 1993 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council
Western Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...
as a Liberal
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...
member representing Agricultural Region
Electoral region of Agricultural
The electoral region of Agricultural is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the South West, Peel and part of the Great Southern regions of the state...
. He was re-elected in 1996 but defeated in 2001.