John Flowers
| John Flowers MP | |
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| Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Rockdale |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Sartor |
| Majority | 3.6% |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Residence | Brighton-Le-Sands |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Website | Parliamentary webpage |
John Fredrick Flowers MP, an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Rockdale for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2011.[1]
[edit] Early years and background
Flowers was a teacher at Belmore Boys’ High School for over 20 years. He served as a Councillor on Kogarah Council between 1999 until 2004, and then Rockdale Council since 2004, where he served as Deputy Mayor and then Mayor.
[edit] Political career
In 2011, Flowers contested the normally safe[2] Labor seat of Rockdale in the St George-Kogarah district. He was elected with a swing of 9.9 per cent and won the seat with 53.6 per cent of the vote on a two party preferred basis.[3] Flowers' main opponent was Steve Kamper, representing Labor. Frank Sartor who was the previous Labor sitting member had earlier announced his retirement from politics after holding the seat for 8 years.[3]
Immediately following the election it was revealed that Flowers may have breached legislation by running for political office whilst on a disability pension, gained when he was a teacher in 1997.[4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Mr John Fredrick Flowers MP". Members of the NSW Legislative Assembly. Parliament of New South Wales. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/c8a9b0fc61cd9910ca256e7c000acca0/f9a294dc972663e0ca25786100020c6e?OpenDocument. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ "Avoid scandals, O'Farrell tells his MPs". The Sydney Morning Herald. AAP (Fairfax Media). 30 March 2011. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/avoid-scandals-ofarrell-tells-his-mps-20110330-1cfam.html. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ a b Green, Antony (5 April 2011). "Rockdale". NSW Votes 2011 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). http://www.abc.net.au/elections/nsw/2011/guide/rock.htm. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ Clennell, Andrew (20 April 2011). "Liberal MP John Flowers elected while on disability pension". The Daily Telegraph (News Limited). http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/liberal-mp-john-flowers-elected-while-on-disability-pension/story-e6freuzi-1226041876932. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
- ^ Clennell, Andrew (22 April 2011). "New MP John Flowers awaits ruling on pension". The Daily Telegraph (News Limited). http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/sydney-nsw/new-mp-john-flowers-awaits-ruling-on-pension/story-e6freuzi-1226043110985. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
| Parliament of New South Wales | ||
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| Preceded by Frank Sartor |
Member for Rockdale 2011 – present |
Incumbent |
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