Wayne Merton
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Wayne Ashley Merton a former Australia
n politician, was a Member of the New South Wales
Legislative Assembly
representing the electorates of Carlingford
between 1988 and 1991 and Baulkham Hills between 1991 and 2011
for the Liberal Party of Australia
. He was Minister for Justice and Minister for Emergency Services from October 1992 to May 1993.
He is married with three children.
In March 2010, Merton announced his decision to retire and would not contest the 2011 election
. After a heated preselection
campaign, David Elliott was chosen as his successor for the safe seat
of Baulkham Hills.
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, was a Member of the New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
representing the electorates of Carlingford
Electoral district of Carlingford
Carlingford was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian State of New South Wales from 1988 to 1991, named after the suburb of Carlingford. In 1999, it was replaced by Baulkham Hills. Its only member was Wayne Merton, representing the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members...
between 1988 and 1991 and Baulkham Hills between 1991 and 2011
New South Wales state election, 2011
Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...
for the Liberal Party of Australia
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...
. He was Minister for Justice and Minister for Emergency Services from October 1992 to May 1993.
He is married with three children.
In March 2010, Merton announced his decision to retire and would not contest the 2011 election
New South Wales state election, 2011
Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...
. After a heated preselection
Preselection
Preselection is the process by which a candidate is selected, usually by a political party, to contest an election for political office. It is also referred to as candidate selection. It is a fundamental function of political parties...
campaign, David Elliott was chosen as his successor for the safe seat
Safe seat
A safe seat is a seat in a legislative body which is regarded as fully secured, either by a certain political party, the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both...
of Baulkham Hills.