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He unsuccessfully contested the federal seat of [[Division of Aston|Aston]] for Labor in the [[Australian federal election, 1998|1998 federal election]], but was the successful candidate for [[Electoral district of Bayswater|Bayswater]] in the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]] in the [[Victorian state election, 2002|2002 state election]]. He was a backbencher in the [[Steve Bracks|Bracks]] Government until 2006, when he |
He unsuccessfully contested the federal seat of [[Division of Aston|Aston]] for Labor in the [[Australian federal election, 1998|1998 federal election]], but was the successful candidate for [[Electoral district of Bayswater|Bayswater]] in the [[Victorian Legislative Assembly]] in the [[Victorian state election, 2002|2002 state election]]. He was a backbencher in the [[Steve Bracks|Bracks]] Government until 2006, when he lost his seat to the [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal Party]] candidate [[Heidi Victoria]].<ref name=vic/> |
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Revision as of 15:19, 11 November 2011
Peter Lockwood (born 7 July 1950) is a former Australian politician. He was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, for a single term from 2002 to 2006.
Lockwood was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Drummoyne Boys' High School from 1963–68. He was a bus conductor 1969–71 and a business proprietor 1971–2002. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from Swinburne University in 1987, and served on Knox City Council from 1993–94 and 2000–2003. From 1989–2002 he was secretary of the Knoxfield branch of the Australian Labor Party.[1]
He unsuccessfully contested the federal seat of Aston for Labor in the 1998 federal election, but was the successful candidate for Bayswater in the Victorian Legislative Assembly in the 2002 state election. He was a backbencher in the Bracks Government until 2006, when he lost his seat to the Liberal Party candidate Heidi Victoria.[1]
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- ^ a b Parliament of Victoria (2008). "Lockwood, Peter". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 11 June 2009.
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