Bob Randall (politician)

Robert John (Bob) Randall is an Australian politician. Randall was a former Liberal Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for the former seat of Henley Beach from 1979 to 1982.

Randall is a former Liberal Party Mayor of Henley and Grange Council. He contested the seat of Henley Beach (since abolished) for the Liberal Party at the 1977 election, however, was unsuccessful. Henley won the seat at the 1979 election before losing it at the 1982 election.^[1] He again contested the seat at the 1989 election, however, was unsuccessful.^[2]

The seat of Colton was created in 1991, and now covers some of the former Electoral district of Henley Beach.^[3]

Randall sought Liberal Party endorsement for the 1993 election, however, he was not endorsed. Randall ran unsuccessfully as an Independent, against the endorsed Liberal Party candidate.^[2] In 1998 he stood for the Senate for the Christian Democratic Party.

Randall later rejoined the Liberal Party and spent a period as State President, and was a South Australian Legislative Council candidate in 2006 election.^[2]

He has since joined the Family First Party and was second on the party's Legislative Council ticket at the 2010 state election; however, he was unsuccessful. Randall was a candidate for the seat of Hindmarsh in the 2010 and 2013 federal elections and for the seat of Morphett at the 2014 state election.

References