Garry Edwards

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Garry Edwards MP
Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Swansea
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 March 2011
Preceded by	Robert Coombs
Majority	1.1%
Personal details
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Residence	Belmont, New South Wales
Occupation	Property conveyancer
Website	Parliamentary webpage

Garry Keith Edwards MP is an Australian politician representing the electoral district of Swansea in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2011 New South Wales state election.^[1]

Early career and background

A property conveyancer, Edwards was elected to Council for the City of Lake Macquarie in 2008 and serves as Deputy Mayor.^[2] He is an active member of the Belmont 16 ft Sailing Club and serves as Director of the Club. He is also a patron of Swansea Football Club.

Political career

Edwards won the previously very safe Labor seat from the incumbent member Robert Coombs at the 2011 state election after his second attempt for the same seat at the 2007 state election. Edwards was elected with a swing of 14.0 per cent and won the seat with 51.1 per cent of the vote on a two party preferred basis.^[3]^[4] Following his election, Edwards stated that he is yet to make a decision about whether he will continue to sit both on Council and as a Member of Parliament.^[5]

References

↑ "Mr Garry Keith Edwards, MP". Members of the NSW Legislative Assembly. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
↑ "Liberal Party Announces Garry Edwards as Candidate for Swansea". Media release. Liberal Party of Australia. 20 October 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
↑ Green, Antony (5 April 2011). "Swansea". NSW Votes 2011 (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 26 April 2011.
↑ Kirkwood, Ian (2 April 2011). "MP promises on police". The Newcastle Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 3 April 2011.
↑ Kirkwood, Ian (2 April 2011). "Back to polls for Lake voters". The Newcastle Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 26 April 2011.

External links

Mr Garry Keith Edwards, MP Parliament of New South Wales

Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by Robert Coombs	Member for Swansea 2011–present	Incumbent

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Independents (2)	Alex Greenwich Greg Piper

Greens (1)	Jamie Parker

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