David Wotton

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David Wotton
Member for Heysen
In office
1975–2002
Succeeded byIsobel Redmond
Personal details
Born (1942-08-14) 14 August 1942 (age 81)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party

David Charles Wotton AM (born 14 August 1942) is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the South Australian House of Assembly between 1975 and 2002, representing the electorates of Murray and Heysen.[1]

Aside from the 1982 Mitcham by-election, Wotton presided over the closest win versus the Democrats in South Australian history, winning against them by a two-candidate preferred margin of 1.9% in the 1997 election.

References

  1. ^ '2012 Queen’s Birthday Honours Listing,' [1], retrieved 24/08/2012.

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Parliament of South Australia
Preceded by Member for Heysen
1975–1977
Succeeded by
Electorate abolished
Preceded by Member for Murray
1977–1985
Succeeded by
Electorate abolished
Preceded by
Electorate recreated
Member for Heysen
1985–2002
Succeeded by