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Barrie John Unsworth (born 16 April 1934) is an Australian former politician, representing the Labor Party in the Parliament of New South Wales from 1978 to 1991. He served as the 36th Premier from July 1986 to March 1988.
The ministry covers the period from 4 July 1986 when Unsworth was elected by Labor caucus as the NSW Labor Leader until 21 March 1988 when Labor suffered a landslide defeat at the state election by the Liberal–National coalition, led by Nick Greiner and Wal Murray. Unsworth did not contest the 1991 election.
The Labor Party, under Neville Wran and, since 1986, Barrie Unsworth, had been in office for 12 years.A number of corruption scandals had tarnished Labor's image. Among these was the jailing of Labor's Minister for Corrective Services Rex Jackson in 1987 for accepting bribes for the early release of prisoners.
New South Wales in recent history has pursued bilateral partnerships with other federated states/provinces and metropolises through establishing a network of sister state relationships. The state currently has 7 sister states: [139] Guangdong, China (since 1979) Tokyo, Japan (since 1984) Ehime, Japan (since 1999) [140]
New South Wales Parliament – 61610 days as of 10 February 2025. Before Parties – 10716 days; Liberalism – 6787 days; Since 7 October 1885 Labor Party – 23989 days as of 10 February 2025; Liberal Party – 10973 days; Protectionist Party – 1987 days; Progressive Party – 1251 days; Liberal Reform Party – 1129 days; Liberal Reform ...
1968 New South Wales state election: Blue Mountains [14] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Independent: Harold Coates: 9,991 56.1 +10.1 Labor: James Robson 7,118 40.5 −6.9 Democratic Labor: David Westgate 468 2.7 −3.9 Total formal votes 17,577 98.5 Informal votes 272 1.5 Turnout: 17,849 95.6 Two-candidate-preferred result Independent: Harold ...
Industrial Court of NSW (1920–1926) [42] Montgomerie Hamilton: 12 May 1914: 1 July 1924: 19 years, 302 days: Acting Judge District Court (1900–1914) [43] [h] Walter Bevan: 3 November 1914: December 1926: 12 years, 28–58 days: Solicitor General for New South Wales (1911–1912) [45] John Cohen: 31 January 1919: 20 December 1929: 10 years ...
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