John Hyde (Western Australian politician)

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John Norman Hyde (born 13 October 1957 in Hamilton, Victoria) is the sitting member in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Perth.[1] He was elected to the seat in 2001 after the retirement of Diana Warnock.

Hyde was the the first openly gay man to be elected to the Western Australian parliament.[2]

Previously, he was Mayor of the Town of Vincent.

His father was Geelong and Claremont football player John Hyde.

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