Peter Blackmore (Australian politician)
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Peter Terrence Blackmore (born 11 February 1945) is an Australia
n politician and Mayor of the City of Maitland
.
Born to George and Kathleen Blackmore, he attended Newcastle
Technical High School and became a salesman, covering fields such as real estate and catering. From 1974 to 1990, he owned a service station
. Blackmore has two daughters with his first wife, Lynette Ruth Steel.
In 1986 he was elected Mayor of Maitland
, a position he held until 1990, and was reelected to the position of Mayor in September 2008. In 1991 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for the seat of Maitland
as a member of the Liberal Party
. He held the seat until his defeat by Labor
member for Waratah John Price
in 1999.
Blackmore contested the seat as an independent
after Price's retirement at the 2007 state election, but was narrowly defeated by Labor candidate Frank Terenzini
.
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 and Mayor of the City of Maitland
City of Maitland
The City of Maitland is a Local Government Area in the Lower Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and CityRail's Hunter line.-Demographics:...
.
Born to George and Kathleen Blackmore, he attended Newcastle
Newcastle, New South Wales
The Newcastle metropolitan area is the second most populated area in the Australian state of New South Wales and includes most of the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Local Government Areas...
Technical High School and became a salesman, covering fields such as real estate and catering. From 1974 to 1990, he owned a service station
Filling station
A filling station, also known as a fueling station, garage, gasbar , gas station , petrol bunk , petrol pump , petrol garage, petrol kiosk , petrol station "'servo"' in Australia or service station, is a facility which sells fuel and lubricants...
. Blackmore has two daughters with his first wife, Lynette Ruth Steel.
In 1986 he was elected Mayor of Maitland
Maitland, New South Wales
Maitland is a city in the Lower Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately by road north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle...
, a position he held until 1990, and was reelected to the position of Mayor in September 2008. In 1991 he was elected to 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...
for the seat of Maitland
Electoral district of Maitland
Maitland is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Robyn Parker of the Liberal Party of Australia....
as a member of the Liberal Party
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...
. He held the seat until his defeat by 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 Waratah John Price
John Price (New South Wales politician)
John Charles Price is an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.Price was born in Mayfield, New South Wales. He was previously a marine engineer, a public servant and an engineering/marketing consultant...
in 1999.
Blackmore contested the seat as an independent
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...
after Price's retirement at the 2007 state election, but was narrowly defeated by Labor candidate Frank Terenzini
Frank Terenzini
Francesco Terenzini is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2007 until 2011, representing the electorate of Maitland. He was a lawyer and teacher before entering politics....
.