Peter Hughes (Australian politician)
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Peter Dalton Hughes is a former Australian politician. He was the first leader of the Liberal Party
in the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly
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Hughes, who had joined the Liberal Party in 1969, entered the House of Assembly at its inaugural election in 1974 and was elected Liberal leader. In January 1977 he resigned from the Liberal Party, arguing that he could better represent his constituents as an independent (he was succeeded as Liberal leader by James Leedman). He was defeated in 1979.
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 the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly
Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly
The Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly was the main elected representative body of the Australian Capital Territory between 1975 and 1986, when preparations began to be made for the granting of self-government to the Territory...
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Hughes, who had joined the Liberal Party in 1969, entered the House of Assembly at its inaugural election in 1974 and was elected Liberal leader. In January 1977 he resigned from the Liberal Party, arguing that he could better represent his constituents as an independent (he was succeeded as Liberal leader by James Leedman). He was defeated in 1979.