Peter Watson (politician)
















































The Honourable


Peter Watson


MLA


Peter Watson campaign poster 2017.jpg
Peter Watson campaign poster 2017

30th Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Incumbent

Assumed office
11 May 2017
Preceded by Michael Sutherland
Member of the Western Australian Parliament
for Albany
Incumbent

Assumed office
10 February 2001
Preceded by Kevin Prince

Personal details
Born
Peter Bruce Watson


(1947-05-30) 30 May 1947 (age 71)
Reservoir, Victoria
Citizenship Australian
Political party Labor Party
Occupation Postal worker
Website www.peterwatson.walabor.org.au

Peter Bruce Watson (born 30 May 1947 in Reservoir, Victoria) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since February 2001, representing the electorate of Albany.[1]


After arriving in Western Australia in 1961, Watson attended Perth Modern School and took up athletics.
He excelled at the 1500m event and won the Australian title in 1968 and again in 1973.[2] Watson was the third West Australian after Herb Elliott and Keith Wheeler to break the four minute mile.[3] He represented Australia at the 1968 Summer Olympics[4] and the 1974 Commonwealth Games.[5]


Employed at Australia Post, Watson held various positions, including postal manager, before entering politics. He was elected in February 2001, defeating the standing member, Kevin Prince, and he was reelected in 2005,[6] 2008 and 2013.


In the 2008 election following the introduction of one-vote one-value electoral boundary change meant that substantial rural areas were introduced into the electorate and the seat became notionally Liberal. Watson won the seat by 89 votes.[3]


In both the 2008 and 2013 elections, Watson accomplished the feat of winning in the face of swings against the Australian Labor Party in the state as a whole.[7][8]


Watson retained the seat again in 2017 with a swing toward him of 1.8% winning the seat by 4.1% after preferences.[3] Watson was appointed Speaker of the Legislative Assembly on 11 May 2017.[9][10]



References





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  2. ^ "Australian Open Track & Field Championships". 2007. Archived from the original on 31 July 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2008.


  3. ^ abc "WA Election 2017 Electorate: Albany". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 11 March 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.


  4. ^ "WA's Olympic History 1912–2006" (PDF). 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 September 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2008.


  5. ^ "Australian Athletics – Historical results". 2008. Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2008.


  6. ^ "Electorate Results – Albany". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 March 2013.


  7. ^ "Electorate Results – Albany". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 March 2013.


  8. ^ "Electorate Results – Albany". ABC Elections. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 March 2013.


  9. ^ "Hansard WA Parliament" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2017.


  10. ^ "WA premier grilled during question time". Sky News. 11 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Earlier, as the longest-serving MP, former premier Colin Barnett briefly chaired the lower house for the unopposed election of Labor's Peter Watson as Speaker.











Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Kevin Prince
Member for Albany
2001–present
Incumbent












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