Graham Watt
Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for Burwood
In office
27 November 2010 – 24 November 2018
Preceded byBob Stensholt
Succeeded byWill Fowles
Personal details
Born (1976-08-18) 18 August 1976
Norseman, Western Australia
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseRachel Carling-Jenkins
ParentGraham Jack Watt Yvonne Karen Watt
Alma materEdith Cowan University
Websitegrahamwatt.com.au

Graham Travis Watt (born 18 August 1976) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2010 to 2018, representing the seat of Burwood.[1] He is a member of the Liberal Party.

Early life

As an Australian junior Champion and State Champion, Watt had the opportunity to travel both interstate and overseas for Athletics. In 2004, he walked a hundred miles in 24 hours, to become an Australian centurion, something achieved by only 48 people on Australian soil, at that time.[2]

Watt graduated from Edith Cowan University, obtaining a Bachelor of Business, and majoring in Finance and Economics. He has since been the owner of a mobile phone retail store and a carpet cleaning business.

Political career

Watt ran for the Liberal Party in 2002 and 2006 in the electoral district of Northcote, losing to Mary Delahunty in 2002[3] and Fiona Richardson in 2006.[4]

In 2009 he was preselected as the Liberal candidate for the electorate of Burwood, which he won at the 2010 Victorian election, defeating the sitting Labor member Bob Stensholt.[5]

He was re-elected in the 2014 Victorian election with 50.1% of the primary vote and 53.17% of the 2 candidate preferred vote, but was defeated in 2018 Victorian State Election.

References

  1. ↑ "Watt, Graham". re-member. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Australian Centurions - Graham Watt" (PDF). centurions.org.au.
  3. ↑ "State Election 2002: Northcote District Two Candidate Preferred Results by Voting Centre - Victorian Electoral Commission". Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "State Election 2006: Northcote District results summary - Victorian Electoral Commission". Archived from the original on 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "STATE ELECTION: Burwood back in Liberal hands". Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
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