Arthur Marshall (Australian politician)

Arthur Marshall
Arthur Marshall
Member of the Western Australian Parliament; for Dawesville
	In office; 14 December 1996 – 26 February 2005
Preceded by	New creation
Succeeded by	Kim Hames
Member of the Western Australian Parliament; for Murray
	In office; 6 February 1993 – 14 December 1996
Preceded by	Keith Reid
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	5 August 1934 (age 89); East Fremantle, Western Australia
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Children	Dixie Marshall; Scott Marshall
Occupation	Tennis professional

Arthur Dix Marshall (born 5 August 1934)^[1] is an Australian former politician and sportsman from Western Australia.

Biography

Marshal was born in East Fremantle and was educated at Wesley College, Perth. He is the father of Dixie Marshall, a local television newsreader and Scott Marshall, who now coaches at Marshall's Tennis Academy.^[2]

Sporting career

Marshall played Australian rules football for East Fremantle Football Club in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL). Between 1954 and 1961 played 20 league for East Fremantle.^[3]

In 1955 and 1956 he entered the Wimbledon Championships, losing in the first and third rounds respectively.

In later life Marshall served as a football commentator with the Seven Network, and established the Arthur Marshall Tennis Academy in 1958.

Politics

Marshall first contested a seat at the 1990 Fremantle state by-election as a Liberal candidate. He achieved 35.70% of the vote against Labor candidate Jim McGinty's 33.75%, but lost after the distribution of preferences.^[4] He won the seat of Murray in the 1993 election, succeeding Keith Read. A redistribution in 1994 saw the seat abolished and he was elected to the new seat of Dawesville at the 1996 election.^[5] He was re-elected in 2001 and retired at the 2005 election.

References

^ "Mr Arthur Dix Marshall MLA". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 21 March 2008.
^ "WA election 2005 - Retiring MP's". ABC News online. 16 February 2005. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Footballers in the House" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. May 2007. p. 2. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
^ Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth: Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. p. 102. ISBN 0-7309-8409-5.
^ "1996 election results from Dawesville" (PDF). WA Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 March 2008.

External links

Mr Arthur Dix Marshall from the 'Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook'

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[1] "Mr Arthur Dix Marshall MLA". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 21 March 2008.

[2] "WA election 2005 - Retiring MP's". ABC News online. 16 February 2005. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[footballparliament-3] "Footballers in the House" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. May 2007. p. 2. Retrieved 18 May 2012.

[4] Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth: Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. p. 102. ISBN 0-7309-8409-5.

[5] "1996 election results from Dawesville" (PDF). WA Electoral Commission. Retrieved 21 March 2008.

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