Stewart McArthur
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Fergus Stewart McArthur (born 27 October 1937), Australia
Australia
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n politician, was a Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
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 member of the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
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 from February 1984, representing the Division of Corangamite
Division of Corangamite
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, Victoria
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 until his defeat in the 2007 election by Labor's Darren Cheeseman
Darren Cheeseman
Darren Leicester Cheeseman , Australian politician, was the successful Australian Labor Party candidate for the federal seat of Corangamite at the federal of election of 24 November 2007....

. He was born in Melbourne
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, Victoria, and was educated at The Geelong College
The Geelong College
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 and then at Cambridge University
University of Cambridge
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, where he gained a master's degree. He was a farmer and company director before entering politics. Stewart McArthur and his wife Beverley have a daughter, Sarah, and twin sons, Andrew and James.

He was an advocate for federal funding towards a $26 million redevelopment of the Kardinia Park stadium, despite it being located outside his electorate.
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