Graham Watt
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Graham Travis Watt is an Australian politician, he is currently the member for the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Burwood
. Graham is a member of the Liberal Party
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He was pre-selected to run in the 2010 State Election, at which he ousted the sitting member, Robert Einar "Bob" Stensholt of the Australian Labor Party at the general election.
He was elected on the 27th of November 2010, and was formally sworn in on the 2nd of December 2010.
, which was a safe seat for the ALP.
Mr Watt said Those campaigns were really about learning and gaining the most experience I could.
Watt is also engaged with multiple community organisations, such as the Eastern Lions Soccer Club in his electoral district and as a member of his children's school's Parents and Friend's Association. In 2009 he was preselected as the Liberal candidate for the electorate of Burwood, which he won in at the November 2010 state election, ousting Labor,s Bob Stensholt.
Electoral district of Burwood
The electoral district of Burwood is an electorate for the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. It is located approximately 13 kilometres east of Melbourne, and covers an area of 24 km². It includes the suburbs of Ashburton, Ashwood, Box Hill South, and parts of Burwood, Camberwell,...
. Graham is a member of the Liberal Party
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...
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He was pre-selected to run in the 2010 State Election, at which he ousted the sitting member, Robert Einar "Bob" Stensholt of the Australian Labor Party at the general election.
He was elected on the 27th of November 2010, and was formally sworn in on the 2nd of December 2010.
Early life
Watt was born in Western Australia, where he grew up in public housing with his ten sisters. Before moving to Victoria, Watt graduated from Edith Cowan University, obtaining a Bachelor of Business, and majoring in Finance and Economics. He has since been the owner of a mobile phone retail store and a carpet cleaning business.Politics
Watt unsuccessfully ran for the Liberal Party in 2002 and 2006 in the electoral district of NorthcoteElectoral district of Northcote
The Electoral district of Northcote is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It currently covers the suburbs of Alphington, Fairfield, Northcote, Thornbury, and part of Preston. It lies on the northern bank of the Yarra River between the Merri and Darebin creeks.The seat...
, which was a safe seat for the ALP.
Mr Watt said Those campaigns were really about learning and gaining the most experience I could.
Personal life
He lives in Ashburton with his wife and two children.Watt is also engaged with multiple community organisations, such as the Eastern Lions Soccer Club in his electoral district and as a member of his children's school's Parents and Friend's Association. In 2009 he was preselected as the Liberal candidate for the electorate of Burwood, which he won in at the November 2010 state election, ousting Labor,s Bob Stensholt.
Links
- http://www.vic.liberal.org.au/People/StateLowerHouseCandidates/GrahamWatt/tabid/219/Default.aspx
- http://whitehorse-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/burwood-liberal-candidate-graham-watt-keen-to-clean-up/
- http://whitehorse-leader.whereilive.com.au/news/story/state-election-burwood-back-in-liberal-hands/
- http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/id/1701
- http://www.grahamwatt.com.au/