Bill Leadbetter

Bill Leadbetter
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for East Metropolitan
In office
4 April 2017 – 21 May 2017
Preceded byAmber-Jade Sanderson
Personal details
Born1957 or 1958 (age 66–67)[1]
Sydney, New South Wales
Political partyLabor
OccupationHistorian

William Lewis Leadbetter is an Australian politician and historian. He was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for East Metropolitan from 4 April 2017, when he was elected in a countback following the resignation of Amber-Jade Sanderson,[2] and his term concluded on 21 May 2017, when the new Legislative Council elected at the 2017 state election took its seats. Leadbetter did not seek re-election.

Leadbetter was born in Sydney, and has been a university lecturer in history in Western Australia since 1998. He previously contested the federal seats of Pearce in 2010 and Hasluck in 2016.[3]

References

  1. ^ Moodie, Claire (29 May 2016). "Labor believes Hasluck is winnable, despite 6 per cent margin". ABC News.
  2. ^ "April 2017 Legislative Council vacancies filled". Western Australian Electoral Commission. 4 April 2017.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Hasluck". ABC Elections.


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