Robin David Scott is an Australia

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. He has been an Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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 member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

Victorian Legislative Assembly

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 since 2006, representing the seat of Preston

Electoral district of Preston

The Electoral district of Preston is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is currently based around the northern Melbourne suburbs of Preston and Reservoir. It has always been a safe Labor Party seat....

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Scott was born in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, and received a Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Arts

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 majoring in politics from La Trobe University

La Trobe University

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. In 1996 he became an electorate officer for the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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, and has been secretary of the party's Preston Branch. In 2006, he was selected as the Labor candidate for Preston

Electoral district of Preston

The Electoral district of Preston is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is currently based around the northern Melbourne suburbs of Preston and Reservoir. It has always been a safe Labor Party seat....

, a safe seat being vacated by sitting member Michael Leighton

Michael Leighton (Australian politician)

Michael Andrew Leighton is a former Australian politician.Born in Melbourne, Victoria, he attended Monash University 1972–76 and subsequently began practicing as a psychiatric nurse. Having joined the Australian Labor Party in 1976, he became a trade union official in 1981, and in 1980...

. He has represented the seat since.