Rod Sweetman
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Rodney Noel Sweetman (born 21 June 1953) is an Australia
n politician. He was a Liberal
member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
from 1996 to 2005.
Sweetman was born in the Perth
suburb of Subiaco
. He was first elected to state parliament at the 1996 state election
winning the seat of Ningaloo
and was subsequently re-elected to the same seat at the 2001 state election
.
Ningaloo was abolished ahead of the 2005 state election
with its territory split between Murchison-Eyre
and the new seat of North West Coastal. Sweetman chose to contest neither seat, instead unsuccessfully seeking Liberal preselection in more winnable districts elsewhere. He then sought endorsement from the Family First Party
but was rejected due to his vote in support of decriminalising abortion.
Sweetman has since returned to the Liberal Party, standing unsuccessfully as its candidate for the seat of North West at the 2008 state 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
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 Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
from 1996 to 2005.
Sweetman was born in the Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
suburb of Subiaco
Subiaco, Western Australia
Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated to the north west of Kings Park. Its Local Government Area is the City of Subiaco.-History:Prior to European settlement the area was home to the Noongar Indigenous people....
. He was first elected to state parliament at the 1996 state election
Western Australian state election, 1996
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 14 December 1996 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...
winning the seat of Ningaloo
Electoral district of Ningaloo
Ningaloo was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1996 to 2005.The district was based in the rural north-west of Western Australia...
and was subsequently re-elected to the same seat at the 2001 state election
Western Australian state election, 2001
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 10 February 2001 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...
.
Ningaloo was abolished ahead of the 2005 state election
Western Australian state election, 2005
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 26 February 2005 to elect all 57 members to the Legislative Assembly and all 34 members to the Legislative Council...
with its territory split between Murchison-Eyre
Electoral district of Murchison-Eyre
Murchison-Eyre was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1890 to 1989 and again from 2005 to 2008....
and the new seat of North West Coastal. Sweetman chose to contest neither seat, instead unsuccessfully seeking Liberal preselection in more winnable districts elsewhere. He then sought endorsement from the Family First Party
Family First Party
The Family First Party is a socially conservative minor political party in Australia. It has two members in the South Australian Legislative Council...
but was rejected due to his vote in support of decriminalising abortion.
Sweetman has since returned to the Liberal Party, standing unsuccessfully as its candidate for the seat of North West at the 2008 state election
Western Australian state election, 2008
A general election was held in the state of Western Australia on Saturday 6 September 2008 to elect 59 members to the Legislative Assembly and 36 members to the Legislative Council...
.