Daniel Frank Barron-Sullivan (born 9 June 1960 in Kuching, Sarawak) is an Australian former politician.
Dan Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Mitchell | |
| In office 14 December 1996 – 26 February 2005 | |
| Preceded by | David Smith |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Constituency | Leschenault |
| Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Leschenault | |
| In office 26 February 2005 – 6 September 2008 | |
| Preceded by | New creation |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1960 Kuching, Crown Colony of Sarawak |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberals then Family First Party |
| Spouse | Lee |
| Profession | Public Relations Consultant |
Political career
editHe was a Liberal member and later an independent member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Mitchell now known as the electorate of Leschenault from December 1996 to September 2008.[1] From 2001 to 2005, Sullivan was the Western Australian Liberal deputy leader, under the leadership of briefly Richard Court and then Colin Barnett.[2][3]
Sullivan quit the Liberal Party in 2008 after losing his seat in an electoral redistribution and expressed dissatisfaction with current Liberal party leader Troy Buswell. On 20 June 2008, he created a new party by merging with the WA Family First party to create the WAFamilyFirst.com Party (the 'new' party continued to operate as the WA branch of Family First, Australia).[4]
In the 2008 election, Sullivan ran for the South-West Region seat in the Legislative Council but only managed to attract 3% of the vote, and consequently was unsuccessful in his attempt to get reelected.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Dan Sullivan MLA - About me". 2003. Archived from the original on 6 February 2005. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
- ^ "Stateline - Sullivan Quits The Liberal Party". 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
- ^ "Mr Daniel (Dan) Frank Barron-Sullivan MLA". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ "Quitting Liberal MP says party in 'dire straits'". a.
- ^ "ABC News - Western Australian state election 2008". 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2009.