Paul Zammit

Paul Zammit
Paul Zammit; OAM
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Lowe
	In office; 2 March 1996 – 3 October 1998
Preceded by	Mary Easson
Succeeded by	John Murphy
Personal details
Born	28 April 1941; Alexandria, Egypt
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal (1984–98) ; Independent (1998)

Paul John Zammit OAM (born 28 April 1941) is a former Australian Liberal politician. He was born into the Maltese-Egyptian community in Alexandria, Egypt, the son of a Maltese father and a Greek mother. He and his family migrated to Australia in 1955, aboard SS Strathnaver, and settled in the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl. Zammit was a businessman before entering politics.[1]

He was the member for the state electorate of Burwood from 1984 to 1988. After Burwood was abolished, he was elected as the member for Strathfield at the 1998 state election. In 1991, he was made Assistant Minister to the Premier Nick Greiner and held that post when John Fahey took over as Premier in 1992.[2]

In 1996, Zammit stepped down from state parliament to contest the federal Division of Lowe, which he won. Zammit attracted criticism for announcing that he would seek Liberal pre-selection for Lowe a day after he had been re-elected in Strathfield. It had been understood that he would serve as the member for Strathfield for the full term. In 1998, Zammit resigned from the Liberal Party, citing dissatisfaction with the way the Howard Government was dealing with the problem of aircraft noise,[3] and contested the seat at the 1998 election as an Independent. He gained only 16% of the vote, losing to Labor's John Murphy.[4]

References

Paul Zammit interviewed by Barry York for the Maltese Australian folklife and social history project., National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
"Mr Paul John Zammit (1941 – )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
"Terminal Folly". Four Corners. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 March 1998. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
"First Preference Votes and TCP - House of Representatives - New South Wales (1998)". Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Phil O'Neill	Member for Burwood 1984–1988	District abolished
New district	Member for Strathfield 1988–1996	Succeeded by Bruce MacCarthy
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Mary Easson	Member for Lowe 1996–1998	Succeeded by John Murphy

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[1] Paul Zammit interviewed by Barry York for the Maltese Australian folklife and social history project., National Library of Australia. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

[nsw-2] "Mr Paul John Zammit (1941 – )". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.

[3] "Terminal Folly". Four Corners. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 March 1998. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2018.

[4] "First Preference Votes and TCP - House of Representatives - New South Wales (1998)". Australian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2018.