David Wotton
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David Charles Wotton is a former Australia
n politician. He was a Liberal Party of Australia
member of the South Australian House of Assembly
between 1975 and 2002, representing the electorates of Murray and Heysen
.
Aside from the 1982 Mitcham by-election, Wotton presided over the closest win versus the Democrats
in South Australian history, winning against them by a two-party preferred margin of 1.9% in the 1997 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 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...
member of the South Australian House of Assembly
South Australian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.- Overview :...
between 1975 and 2002, representing the electorates of Murray and Heysen
Electoral district of Heysen
Heysen is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after Sir Hans Heysen, a prominent South Australian landscape artist. It is a 616 km² electoral district stretching from residential suburbs in the east and southeast of Adelaide...
.
Aside from the 1982 Mitcham by-election, Wotton presided over the closest win versus the Democrats
Australian Democrats
The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a socially liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New LM, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp, as a high profile leader...
in South Australian history, winning against them by a two-party preferred margin of 1.9% in the 1997 election.