Brian Ellis (politician)
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Brian Charles Ellis is an Australia
n politician. He has been a Liberal
member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
since 2007, representing the region of Agricultural
.
Ellis was first elected to parliament on a countback, following the resignation of fellow Liberal Margaret Rowe
.
Ellis was born in Perth
, Western Australia
. He was a farmer prior to entering politics.
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 a Liberal
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...
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...
since 2007, representing the region of Agricultural
Electoral region of South Metropolitan
The electoral region of South Metropolitan is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the southern suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been elected at the...
.
Ellis was first elected to parliament on a countback, following the resignation of fellow Liberal Margaret Rowe
Margaret Rowe
Margaret-Anne Bernadette Rowe is a former Australian politician. She was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing Agricultural Region from 2005 until her resignation in 2007....
.
Ellis was born in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. He was a farmer prior to entering politics.