Max Dunbier
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Maxwell John Rowland "Max" Dunbier (born 3 February 1938) is a former Australia
n politician. He was the Liberal
member for Campbelltown
in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1968 to 1971.
Dunbier was born in Guildford
, the son of Ron Dunbier
, who also served in the Assembly. He attended Newington College
(1950-1952) before working in his father's car dealership. He later owned a farming property in Campbelltown
. He married Beverley Hazel Phillis on 12 March 1960. Dunbier joined the Liberal Party
in 1964; he was elected to Liverpool
City Council in 1966, serving until 1969.
In 1968, Dunbier was selected as the Liberal candidate for the new seat of Campbelltown
, which he won. He was defeated in 1971 by Cliff Mallam
, a former Labor
MP. Dunbier then contested preselection for the federal seat of Macarthur
, defeating sitting member and fellow Old Newingtonian Jeff Bate. Bate ran as an Independent
and the seat was won by Labor, after which Dunbier retired from 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 was the 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 for Campbelltown
Electoral district of Campbelltown
Campbelltown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's South-west.It is represented by Bryan Doyle of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for Campbelltown:-Election results:...
in 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...
from 1968 to 1971.
Dunbier was born in Guildford
Guildford, New South Wales
Guildford is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Guildford is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Holroyd and the City of Parramatta...
, the son of Ron Dunbier
Ron Dunbier
Rowland Albert "Ron" Dunbier was an Australian politician. He was the Liberal member for Nepean in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1965 to 1971....
, who also served in the Assembly. He attended Newington College
Newington College
Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
(1950-1952) before working in his father's car dealership. He later owned a farming property in Campbelltown
Campbelltown, New South Wales
Campbelltown is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Campbelltown is located 51 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the City of Campbelltown.- History :Campbelltown...
. He married Beverley Hazel Phillis on 12 March 1960. Dunbier joined 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...
in 1964; he was elected to Liverpool
City of Liverpool
-Aircraft:* City of Liverpool , an Imperial Airways Armstrong Whitworth Argosy that crashed in 1933 in what is suspected to be the first ever occurrence of aerial sabotage-Locations:* Liverpool, a city in the north west of England...
City Council in 1966, serving until 1969.
In 1968, Dunbier was selected as the Liberal candidate for the new seat of Campbelltown
Electoral district of Campbelltown
Campbelltown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of New South Wales in Sydney's South-west.It is represented by Bryan Doyle of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for Campbelltown:-Election results:...
, which he won. He was defeated in 1971 by Cliff Mallam
Cliff Mallam
Heathcote Clifford Mallam was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1953 and 1968 and between 1971 and 1981. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party ....
, a former Labor
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
MP. Dunbier then contested preselection for the federal seat of Macarthur
Division of Macarthur
The Division of Macarthur is an Australia Federal electoral division covering outer south-west Sydney. Its present boundaries cover the southern suburbs of Campbelltown, all of the local government area of Camden and small parts of Wollondilly. It covers 537 km² and is named after John...
, defeating sitting member and fellow Old Newingtonian Jeff Bate. Bate ran as an Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
and the seat was won by Labor, after which Dunbier retired from politics.