Ian Blayney

Ian Charles Blayney (born 2 February 1962) is an Australian politician.

Ian Blayney

MLA
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
for Geraldton
Assumed office
6 September 2008
Preceded byShane Hill
Personal details
Born (1962-02-02) 2 February 1962
Geraldton, Western Australia
Political partyNational (from August 2019)
Other political
affiliations		Liberal Party (until July 2019)

He was born in Geraldton, Western Australia. He has been a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2008 state election, representing Geraldton. He won the seat of Geraldton as a Liberal candidate, defeating sitting Labor member Shane Hill after a redistribution made the seat notionally Liberal. He holds an Associate Diploma of Agriculture.[1]

On 24 July 2019, Blayney announced he had resigned from the Liberal Party, and applied to join the WA Nationals.[2] He was accepted into the National Party on 17 August 2019 by their leader, Mia Davies.[3]

References
  1. Parliament of Western Australia (2009). "Mr Ian Charles Blayney MLA". Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  2. Kagi, Jacob (24 July 2019). "Blow for new WA Liberal leader as MP quits party after being dumped in reshuffle". ABC News. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. Piesse, Emily (17 August 2019). "Defector confirmed as newest WA Nationals party member". ABC News.
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Shane Hill		 Member for Geraldton
2008–present		 Incumbent


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