Reginald Wright
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Sir Reginald Charles Wright (10 July 1905 – 10 March 1990) was an Australian politician, a Liberal Party member of the Australian Senate for Tasmania from 1950 to 1978.
Wright holds the record in the Australian Parliament for "crossing the floor" to vote against his own party – 150 times. He left the Liberal Party in 1978 and sat as an independent until his retirement on 30 June.
[edit] References
- The lost art of crossing the floor, The Sydney Morning Herald, 12 August 2006.
- Crossing the floor in the Federal Parliament 1950 – August 2004, Parliament of Australia
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| Preceded by Bert Kelly |
Minister for Works 1968 – 1972 |
Succeeded by Gough Whitlam |
| Preceded by Don Chipp |
Minister in Charge of Tourist Activities 1968 – 1971 |
Succeeded by none |
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