David Bruce Dalgleish is a former Australia

Australia

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n politician. Born in Epping

Epping, New South Wales

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, he was a licensed motor mechanic, welder and LPG fitter before entering politics, and owned a transport business. In 1998, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly

Queensland Legislative Assembly

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 as a member of Pauline Hanson

Pauline Hanson

Pauline Lee Hanson is an Australian politician and former leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, a political party with a populist and anti-multiculturalism platform...

's One Nation, representing the seat of Hervey Bay

Electoral district of Hervey Bay

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. He remained in the party until December 1999, when he and the other remaining One Nation MPs formed the City Country Alliance

City Country Alliance

The City Country Alliance was a short lived Australian political party that briefly held six Queensland state seats.It was founded in late 1999 after the One Nation Party contingent in the Queensland Legislative Assembly split...

 under the leadership of Bill Feldman

Bill Feldman

William Patrick "Bill" Feldman is a former Australian politician. He was a police officer before entering politics, having attained the rank of sergeant in 1994. On 7 May 1978 he had married Gail, with whom he has two children, Dannielle and Luke...

. He was the Alliance spokesman for Emergency Services, Transport and Main Roads, Housing and Public Works. In 2001, he was defeated by Andrew McNamara

Andrew McNamara

Andrew Ian McNamara is an Australian politician. He was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Hervey Bay...

 of the Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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