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Garry Nehl

Garry Nehl

Australian politician (1934–2023)

Garry Owen Barr Nehl, AM (19 February 1934 – 3 October 2023) was an Australian politician.

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Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, he attended Sydney Boys High School from 1946 to 1951.[1] He was a station overseer, newspaper proprietor, and marketing and public relations officer before his election to Armidale City Council. He contested the state seat of Clarence in 1968 for the New England New State Movement, winning 35.72% of the vote compared to sitting MP Bill Weiley's 64.28%. In 1984, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Cowper, representing the National Party. He held the seat until his retirement in 2001.[2] During his time in the House of Representatives he served as the Deputy Speaker in the 1996 and 1998 Parliaments, the first five years of the John Howard premiership, under three Speakers: Bob Halverson, Ian Sinclair, and Neil Andrew.

Nehl died on 3 October 2023, at the age of 89.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "Members of parliament and legislatures" (PDF). Sydney High School Old Boys Union. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  2. [2]
    Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
  3. [3]
    "Garry Owen Barr Nehl". Deaths & Funerals. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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