Alan Cadby
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Alan Cadby is an Australia
n politician. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
from 2001 to 2005, representing the Liberal Party of Australia
from 2001 to 2004, and serving as an independent from 2004 to 2005, for the seven-member North Metropolitan Region.
He is most well known for providing the crucial last vote in order to pass one vote one value
legislation abolishing the state's rural gerrymander, which had been stalled in a deadlocked Legislative Council for some years. Cadby had been bound to oppose the legislation as a member of the Liberal Party, but when, in early 2004, he lost preselection to recontest his seat after a challenge from Peter Collier
, he quit the party and became an independent. As an independent, he promptly provided the final vote necessary, ensuring the passage of the legislation. However the Liberal Party was aware of Cadby's support of the principle of one vote one value (Electoral Amendment Bill 2001) in November 2001 when Cadby approached Jeremy Buxton, Liberal strategist, stating that he would have great difficulty in speaking out against the Bill when it arrived in the Legislative Council as Cadby believed in the principle of one vote one value. A compromise was reached on his stance with Buxton providing Cadby with a set of general notes that he could use in his speech as a generic view on the value of a vote. This speech was delivered on 28 November 2001.
Along with the Liberal member for Ningaloo
Rod Sweetman
, Alan Cadby offered to serve out his parliamentary term as a Family First Party
member. Rod Sweetman's offer was later rejected by that party due to Rod Sweetman supporting a bill for decriminalisation of abortion in 1998. Alan Cadby withdrew his candidature for the Party following the treatment of Rod Sweetman by Family First.
Independents have traditionally struggled in the Legislative Council, and facing near-certain defeat, Cadby decided to retire at the 2005 state election
.
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 was a member of 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...
from 2001 to 2005, representing the Liberal Party of Australia
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...
from 2001 to 2004, and serving as an independent from 2004 to 2005, for the seven-member North Metropolitan Region.
He is most well known for providing the crucial last vote in order to pass one vote one value
One vote one value
In Australia, one vote one value is a legislative principle of democracy whereby each electorate has the same population within a specified percentage of variance. In the case of the Commonwealth, the maximum variance for the House of Representatives is 10% above or below the mean...
legislation abolishing the state's rural gerrymander, which had been stalled in a deadlocked Legislative Council for some years. Cadby had been bound to oppose the legislation as a member of the Liberal Party, but when, in early 2004, he lost preselection to recontest his seat after a challenge from Peter Collier
Peter Collier
Peter Charles Collier is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2005, representing the North Metropolitan region...
, he quit the party and became an independent. As an independent, he promptly provided the final vote necessary, ensuring the passage of the legislation. However the Liberal Party was aware of Cadby's support of the principle of one vote one value (Electoral Amendment Bill 2001) in November 2001 when Cadby approached Jeremy Buxton, Liberal strategist, stating that he would have great difficulty in speaking out against the Bill when it arrived in the Legislative Council as Cadby believed in the principle of one vote one value. A compromise was reached on his stance with Buxton providing Cadby with a set of general notes that he could use in his speech as a generic view on the value of a vote. This speech was delivered on 28 November 2001.
Along with the Liberal member for Ningaloo
Electoral district of Ningaloo
Ningaloo was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1996 to 2005.The district was based in the rural north-west of Western Australia...
Rod Sweetman
Rod Sweetman
Rodney Noel Sweetman is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1996 to 2005.Sweetman was born in the Perth suburb of Subiaco...
, Alan Cadby offered to serve out his parliamentary term as a Family First Party
Family First Party
The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor political party in Australia. It has two members in the South Australian Legislative Council...
member. Rod Sweetman's offer was later rejected by that party due to Rod Sweetman supporting a bill for decriminalisation of abortion in 1998. Alan Cadby withdrew his candidature for the Party following the treatment of Rod Sweetman by Family First.
Independents have traditionally struggled in the Legislative Council, and facing near-certain defeat, Cadby decided to retire at the 2005 state election
Western Australian state election, 2005
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 26 February 2005 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...
.