Summary
Nathan Wray Morton (born 3 August 1978) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2013 to 2017, representing the seat of Forrestfield. He was a schoolteacher before entering politics.
Nathan Morton | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
| In office 9 March 2013 – 11 March 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Waddell |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Price |
| Constituency | Forrestfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nathan Wray Morton 3 August 1978 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Liberal |
Morton was born in Melbourne, but moved to Perth as a small child. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a graduate diploma in education, and most taught at Cecil Andrews Senior High School.[1] Morton first stood for parliament at the 2008 state election, but was defeated by Labor's Andrew Waddell in Forrestfield by just 98 votes on the two-party-preferred count (the third-closest result of the election).[2] He reprised his candidacy at the 2013 state election, and defeated Waddell with a 2.3-point swing.[3] Morton ran for re-election at the 2017 state election but lost the seat to the Labor candidate, Stephen Price after suffering an 11.6% swing against him.[4] Morton is a nephew by marriage of Helen Morton, who was a member of the Legislative Council.[4] Helen Morton was also defeated at the 2017 state election.
References edit
- ^ Nathan Wray Morton, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Forrestfield (Key Seat), WA Votes 2013, ABC News. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ Mr Nathan Wray Morton MLA BSc; GradDipEd , Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ a b [1], WA Votes 2017, ABC News. Retrieved 18 April 2017.