Arthur Marshall (Australian politician)

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Arthur Dix Marshall (born 5 August 1934 in East Fremantle)[1] is a former politician from Western Australia and founder of the Arthur Marshall Tennis Academy.

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.[2] 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.[3] He was re-elected in 2001 and retired at the 2005 election.

A former tennis professional and Australian rules football commentator with Seven Network, Marshall established the Arthur Marshall Tennis Academy in 1958. He is the father of Dixie Marshall, a local television newsreader.

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  1. ^ Mr Arthur Dix Marshall MLA. Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.
  2. ^ Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics, Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth: Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission, 102. ISBN 0-7309-8409-5. 
  3. ^ 1996 election results from Dawesville (PDF). WA Electoral Commission. Retrieved on 2008-03-21.

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