Tony Piccolo
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Tony Piccolo is an Australia
n politician, currently the Labor
member for the electoral district of Light
. He managed to win this seat in the 2006 state election
with 52.1% on two party preference, a swing of 4.9% against the incumbent Liberal member, Malcolm Buckby
. As of the 2010 state election, Piccolo holds Light
with a margin of 5.3 percent.
Light was last held by the Australian Labor Party's Sydney McHugh (an ALP politician who also held the seat of Wakefield) in 1941 - 1944 for a single four year term and has only been held by the ALP twice in South Australian history.
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, currently the 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 for the electoral district of Light
Electoral district of Light
Light is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after Colonel William Light who was the first Surveyor-General of South Australia. The electorate was created in 1857, abolished in 1902 and reinstated in 1936...
. He managed to win this seat in the 2006 state election
South Australian legislative election, 2006
The state election for the 51st Parliament of South Australia was held in the Australian state of South Australia on 18 March 2006, and was conducted by the independent State Electoral Office.-House of Assembly:...
with 52.1% on two party preference, a swing of 4.9% against the incumbent Liberal member, Malcolm Buckby
Malcolm Buckby
Malcolm Robert Buckby is a former politician who lost his seat in the electoral district of Light in the 2006 SA election. He is a former research economist and farmer first elected in 1993 replacing Bruce Eastick....
. As of the 2010 state election, Piccolo holds Light
Electoral district of Light
Light is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after Colonel William Light who was the first Surveyor-General of South Australia. The electorate was created in 1857, abolished in 1902 and reinstated in 1936...
with a margin of 5.3 percent.
Light was last held by the Australian Labor Party's Sydney McHugh (an ALP politician who also held the seat of Wakefield) in 1941 - 1944 for a single four year term and has only been held by the ALP twice in South Australian history.