Paul Andrews (Australian politician)
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Paul William Andrews was an Australia
n politician. He was a Labor
member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
from 2001 to 2008, representing the electorate of Southern River
.
Andrews entered parliament at the 2001 state election
by defeating sitting Liberal
MP Monica Holmes. He won re-election at the 2005 state election
by defeating Holmes a second time. Seeking a third term at the 2008 state election
, Andrews lost his seat to Liberal candidate Peter Abetz
.
Andrews had also battled kidney disease for years and championed organ transplant in the Western Australian State Parliament for his two terms. Andrews also voiced his passion for reform to the organ donation transplant laws in Western Australia
.
Paul Andrews died on 22 October 2009 from cancer at the age of 53, leaving behind a wife and three adult children.
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 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 2001 to 2008, representing the electorate of Southern River
Electoral district of Southern River
Southern River is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is a marginal seat based in the southern suburbs of Perth.-Geography:...
.
Andrews entered parliament 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...
by defeating sitting 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...
MP Monica Holmes. He won re-election at 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...
by defeating Holmes a second time. Seeking a third term 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...
, Andrews lost his seat to Liberal candidate Peter Abetz
Peter Abetz
Peter Abetz is an Australian politician. Peter Abetz holds a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and a Bachelor of Divinity. In the 2008 Western Australian state election, he was the Liberal Party candidate for the Labor-held seat of Southern River...
.
Andrews had also battled kidney disease for years and championed organ transplant in the Western Australian State Parliament for his two terms. Andrews also voiced his passion for reform to the organ donation transplant laws in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
.
Paul Andrews died on 22 October 2009 from cancer at the age of 53, leaving behind a wife and three adult children.