Daryl William Maguire MP JP

Justice of the Peace

A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...

 (born 25 March 1959), an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...

 representing Wagga Wagga

Electoral district of Wagga Wagga

Wagga Wagga is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Daryl Maguire of the Liberal Party of Australia....

 for the Liberal Party of Australia

Liberal Party of Australia

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 since 1999

New South Wales state election, 1999

Elections to the 52nd Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 27 March 1999. All seats in the Legislative Assembly and half the seats in the Legislative Council were up for election...

. On 30 March 2011, Maguire was appointed to Government Whip in the O'Farrell

Barry O'Farrell

Barry Robert O'Farrell MP, is an Australian politician and is the 43rd Premier of New South Wales, Minister for Western Sydney, Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Ku-ring-gai for the Liberal Party since 1999.Born in...

-Stoner

Andrew Stoner

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 Liberal/National

National Party of Australia

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 coalition

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 government

O'Farrell Ministry

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Early years and background

Maguire has an extensive involvement with local community organisations. He is married with two children. Prior to his election to parliament, Maguire worked as a local store proprietor and franchisee.

Political career

Elected to represent Wagga Wagga in 1999 following the retirement of long-standing sitting member, Joe Schipp

Joe Schipp

Joseph John "Joe" Schipp, OAM is a former Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Wagga Wagga in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1975 to 1999....

, Maguire has held the seat comfortably whilst in opposition. In 2003, Maguire was elected Opposition Whip and since 2011 is now Government Whip.

At the 2011 state election

New South Wales state election, 2011

Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...

, Maguire was challenged by Dr Joe McGirr, a local doctor and Director of the Emergency Department at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital

Wagga Wagga Base Hospital

Wagga Wagga Base Hospital is located in the City of Wagga Wagga, the largest inland city of New South Wales, Australia. The hospital is the largest in the region, providing medical services to the wider Riverina.It is the regional referral hospital for outlying areas, and provides medical,...

. Maguire suffered a swing against the Liberal Party of 5.5 per cent, although won the seat comfortably with 52.5 per cent of the vote on primary count. In somewhat controversial circumstances, the Electoral Commission of New South Wales chose to distribute preferences between Maguire and the Labor

Australian Labor Party

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 candidate, Glenn Elliott-Rudder, who polled third on primary votes.

External links

• Mr Daryl William MAGUIRE, MP - Parliament of New South Wales
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