Ray Williams (Australian politician)
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Ray Williams MP is an Australian politician. He is the member for the New South Wales Electoral district of Hawkesbury. He is currently serving as a councillor on Baulkham Hills Shire Council [1] [2] until September 2008. [3]
[edit] Early life
Williams is the son of a former heavyweight boxing champion of Australia and the South Pacific, Allen Williams and Margaret Williams, the daughter of English migrants from Cornwall. His family was involved in the training of horses, and Williams followed in the family footsteps and trained horses for more than 30 years. From 1985, he worked for Glenorie Bus Company at Dural. [4]
[edit] Election to parliament
Williams defeated incumbent Steven Pringle in an internal Liberal Party preselection prior to the 2007 State election. As a result, Pringle decided to run for the seat as an independent. Williams proceeded to win the seat in the 2007 State Election. In 2007, Williams was accused of branch stacking after a local pastor stated in a statutory declaration that Williams paid him party membership fees for churchgoers. This claim was denied by Williams, and has not been substantiated. [5].
