Peter McKay (Australian politician)
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Peter Charles McKay was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
from 1976 until 1999.
McKay was first elected as an independent member in the Electoral division of Pembroke
after his father, Ben McKay
died in office. In the following Pembroke by-election, 1976 he secured a majority of votes.
He became a member of the Liberal Party of Australia
in 1991, thus becoming only the second Liberal to hold a seat on the Legislative Council. McKay only faced one election as a Liberal member, which was in 1995 he successfully won the election but only on a margin of preferences.
McKay served as Minister for Health during the Rundle
government.
Tasmanian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the House of Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart...
from 1976 until 1999.
McKay was first elected as an independent member in the Electoral division of Pembroke
Electoral division of Pembroke
The Electoral Division of Pembroke is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council or upper house. It is located on Hobart's Eastern Shore and includes a number of suburbs; Risdon Vale, Geilston Bay, Rose Bay, Lindisfarne, Warrane, Mornington, Bellerive, Howrah and...
after his father, Ben McKay
Ben McKay
Eric Charles 'Ben' McKay was an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 9 May 1959 until his death in the Electoral division of Pembroke....
died in office. In the following Pembroke by-election, 1976 he secured a majority of votes.
He became a member of the 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...
in 1991, thus becoming only the second Liberal to hold a seat on the Legislative Council. McKay only faced one election as a Liberal member, which was in 1995 he successfully won the election but only on a margin of preferences.
McKay served as Minister for Health during the Rundle
Tony Rundle
Anthony Maxwell Rundle AO was the Premier of the Australian State of Tasmania from 18 March 1996 to 14 September 1998. He succeeded Ray Groom and was succeeded himself by Jim Bacon. He is a Liberal who held the seat of Braddon between 1986 and 2002. A former journalist, he is married to...
government.