Graham Giffard
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Graham Thomas Giffard is an Australia
n politician. He was a Labor
member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
from 2000 to 2008, representing the North Metropolitan Region
.
Born in Camberwell
, Victoria
, Giffard moved to Western Australia in 1981 and joined the Labor Party in 1986. For two years he worked for the member for Fremantle
, John Dawkins
and then another two years for secretary of the Cabinet, Bill Thomas.
For the following eight years Giffard worked for the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Workers Union of Australia
(CFMEU) which was then known as the Australian Builders Labourers Federation
.
He was first elected to Parliament in February 2000 on a countback for the South Metropolitan Region
after the resignation of John Halden
, and subsequently re-elected to the North Metropolitan Region
in the 2001 and 2005 state elections he is a member of the Australian Labor Party
.
Giffard resigned his seat on 11 August 2008 to stand as the Labor Party candidate for the Legislative Assembly
district of Swan Hills
at the 2008 state election
. He was defeated by Liberal Party
candidate Frank Alban
.
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 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...
member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
Western Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...
from 2000 to 2008, representing the North Metropolitan Region
Electoral region of North Metropolitan
The electoral region of North Metropolitan is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the north-western and western suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with seven members who had been...
.
Born in Camberwell
Camberwell, Victoria
Camberwell is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara. At the 2006 Census, Camberwell had a population of 19,637....
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Giffard moved to Western Australia in 1981 and joined the Labor Party in 1986. For two years he worked for the member for Fremantle
Division of Fremantle
The Division of Fremantle is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia.The division was created at Federation in 1900 and was one of the original 75 divisions contested at the first federal election...
, John Dawkins
John Dawkins
John Sydney "Joe" Dawkins, AO , Australian politician, was Treasurer in the Keating Labor government from December 1991 to December 1993...
and then another two years for secretary of the Cabinet, Bill Thomas.
For the following eight years Giffard worked for the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Workers Union of Australia
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union is Australia's main trade union in construction, forestry and furnishing products, mining and energy production....
(CFMEU) which was then known as the Australian Builders Labourers Federation
Builders Labourers Federation
The Builders Labourers Federation is an Australian trade union organisation which existed from 1911 until 1972, and from 1976 until 1986, when it was permanently deregistered in various Australian States by the federal Labor government and some state governments of the time. This occurred in the...
.
He was first elected to Parliament in February 2000 on a countback for the South Metropolitan Region
Electoral region of South Metropolitan
The electoral region of South Metropolitan is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the southern suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been elected at the...
after the resignation of John Halden
John Halden
Stanley John Halden , at Fremantle, Western Australia, is a former member of the Western Australian Legislative Council.Halden was educated in Western Australia and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Social Work...
, and subsequently re-elected to the North Metropolitan Region
Electoral region of North Metropolitan
The electoral region of North Metropolitan is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the north-western and western suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with seven members who had been...
in the 2001 and 2005 state elections he is a member of the Australian Labor Party
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...
.
Giffard resigned his seat on 11 August 2008 to stand as the Labor Party candidate for the 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....
district of Swan Hills
Electoral district of Swan Hills
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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...
. He was defeated by 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...
candidate Frank Alban
Frank Alban
Francesco Angelo "Frank" Alban is an Australian politician. He was born in Ostiglia, Italy, and arrived in Western Australia in February 1956. He has been a Liberal Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2008 state election, representing Swan Hills...
.