Hatton was born in Perth. He worked as a schoolteacher before entering politics, teaching both in the country and at metropolitan schools.[1] Hatton first ran for parliament at the 2008 state election, standing against John Kobelke (the Labor incumbent) in Balcatta. He polled 47.7 percent of the two-party-preferred vote, a positive swing of 6.9 points from the previous election.[2]
Hatton ran again at the 2013 election, at which Kobelke retired. Balcatta had been one of the most marginal seats prior to the election,[3] and fell to the Liberals after a 9.5-point swing in Hatton's favour.[4] He was defeated in 2017.
Referencesedit
^Inaugural Speech – Mr Chris Hatton, MLA (Member for Balcatta), Hansard (Legislative Assembly), 16 April 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
^Balcatta, 2008 Western Australian Election, ABC. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
^"Change puts Balcatta in the balance", The West Australian, 22 February 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
^Balcatta (Key Seat), WA Votes 2013, ABC News. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
chris, hatton, other, people, named, christopher, hatton, christopher, hatton, disambiguation, christopher, david, hatton, born, april, 1957, former, australian, politician, liberal, party, member, legislative, assembly, western, australia, from, 2013, 2017, r. For other people named Christopher Hatton see Christopher Hatton disambiguation Christopher David Hatton born 15 April 1957 is a former Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2013 to 2017 representing the seat of Balcatta Chris HattonMLAMember of the Legislative Assemblyof Western AustraliaIn office 9 March 2013 11 March 2017Preceded byJohn KobelkeSucceeded byDavid MichaelConstituencyBalcattaPersonal detailsBornChristopher David Hatton 1957 04 15 15 April 1957 age 67 Nedlands Western Australia AustraliaPolitical partyLiberal Hatton was born in Perth He worked as a schoolteacher before entering politics teaching both in the country and at metropolitan schools 1 Hatton first ran for parliament at the 2008 state election standing against John Kobelke the Labor incumbent in Balcatta He polled 47 7 percent of the two party preferred vote a positive swing of 6 9 points from the previous election 2 Hatton ran again at the 2013 election at which Kobelke retired Balcatta had been one of the most marginal seats prior to the election 3 and fell to the Liberals after a 9 5 point swing in Hatton s favour 4 He was defeated in 2017 References edit Inaugural Speech Mr Chris Hatton MLA Member for Balcatta Hansard Legislative Assembly 16 April 2013 Retrieved 2 December 2016 Balcatta 2008 Western Australian Election ABC Retrieved 2 December 2016 Change puts Balcatta in the balance The West Australian 22 February 2013 Retrieved 2 December 2016 Balcatta Key Seat WA Votes 2013 ABC News Retrieved 2 December 2016 Western Australian Legislative Assembly Preceded byJohn Kobelke Member for Balcatta2013 2017 Succeeded byDavid Michael Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Hatton amp oldid 1178237566, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
