Shane Robin Hill is an Australia

Australia

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n politician. He has represented the electorate of Geraldton

Electoral district of Geraldton

Geraldton is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.Geraldton was one of the original 30 seats contested at the 1890 state election...

 in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly

Western Australian Legislative Assembly

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 from the 2001 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...

 for the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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 until losing the seat in the 2008 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...

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Hill defeated the sitting Liberal member, Bob Bloffwitch, in 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...

. In 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...

 Hill held the seat by a margin of 2.7%

Hill was a member of the standing committee

Standing Committee

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 for Health and Education from 2001 to 2005. He has also been a member of the Joint Parliamentary Services Committee since 2001 and a member of the Community Development and Justice Standing Committee since 2005.

In 2006 Hill was appointed to be the Government Whip

Whip (politics)

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 of the Legislative Assembly.

In the 2008 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...

, Hill suffered a massive 9.4% swing against him and lost the seat to the Liberal

Liberal Party of Australia

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 candidate Ian Blayney.

Hill was preselected as the Labor candidate for Durack

Division of Durack

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 at the 2010 federal election.