Rob Oakeshott
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Rob Oakeshott is an Australian politician. He is an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Port Macquarie.
Rob Oakeshott worked as a staffer for National Party Leader Mark Vaile before his election to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly [1] [2].
He was elected as the member for Port Macquarie at a by-election on 30 November 1996 after the retirement of National Party member Wendy Machin on 28 August. He stood as the candidate for the National Party and won the 46.71 % of the primary vote [3]. He stood again at the election in 1999 and increased his margin to 56.05 % [4].
Mr Oakeshott became the Opposition spokesman on Gaming. He become increasingly dissatisfied with the National Party and stated that he was often the youngest person at most meetings he attended. On 9 March, 2001, at the Port Macquarie electoral committee meeting, he left the National Party[5]. He subsequently stood as an independent candidate at the 2003 New South Wales State election. The National Party candidate won only 14 % of the primary votes, while Rob Oakeshott attracted 69.75 %, further increasing his margin by 13 % [6].
There were suggestions that Rob Oakeshott would stand as an independent candidate at the 2004 Federal election against his former boss and National Party Leader Mark Vaile in the seat of Lyne, but he did not nominate as a candidate.
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- ^ Nationals concerned about Vaile's survival. Australian Broadcasting Corporation (3). Retrieved on 2006-06-10.
- ^ Where 220 ex Howard staffers are now. crikey.com (20). Retrieved on 2006-06-10.
- ^ State Electoral District - Port Macquarie Results 1996 (byelection). State Electoral Office. Retrieved on 2006-06-10.
- ^ State Electoral District - Port Macquarie Results 1999. State Electoral Office. Retrieved on 2006-06-10.
- ^ Bob's best shot. Sydney Morning Hearld (6). Retrieved on 2006-06-10.
- ^ State Electoral District - Port Macquarie Results 2003. State Electoral Office. Retrieved on 2006-06-10.
