This was the first time in electoral history the Liberal Party had held the seat of Charlestown or any Lake Macquarie or Newcastle seats. This was one of 32 seats that the former Labour government lost under the leadership of Kristina Keneally.[2]
On 30 June 2020, it was reported that Morris had died on 28 June from brain cancer, which had been diagnosed earlier that year.[3]
matthew, morris, politician, matthew, allan, morris, march, 1969, june, 2020, australian, politician, elected, member, south, wales, legislative, assembly, seat, charlestown, representing, labor, party, matthew, morrismember, south, wales, legislative, assembl. Matthew Allan Morris 15 March 1969 28 June 2020 was an Australian politician who was elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the seat of Charlestown representing the Labor Party 1 Matthew MorrisMember of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for CharlestownIn office 22 March 2003 4 March 2011Preceded byRichard FaceSucceeded byAndrew CornwellPersonal detailsBornMatthew Allan Morris 1969 03 15 15 March 1969Waratah New South Wales AustraliaDied28 June 2020 2020 06 28 aged 51 Political partyLabor PartyRelationsPeter Morris father Allan Morris uncle Jackson Morris son Matthew was the son of Peter Morris and a nephew of Allan Morris both politicians He succeeded Richard Face as the member for Charlestown at the 2003 New South Wales state election Morris won re election at the 2007 election with 43 46 of the vote fending off his closest competitors independent Paul Scarfe with 24 56 and Liberal Lindsay Paterson with 18 63 On 26 March 2011 Morris was defeated by Cardiff veterinarian Andrew Cornwell citation needed This was the first time in electoral history the Liberal Party had held the seat of Charlestown or any Lake Macquarie or Newcastle seats This was one of 32 seats that the former Labour government lost under the leadership of Kristina Keneally 2 On 30 June 2020 it was reported that Morris had died on 28 June from brain cancer which had been diagnosed earlier that year 3 Notes edit Mr Matthew Allan Morris 1969 Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 6 September 2019 2011 NSW election www aph gov au Retrieved 30 June 2020 Lake Macquarie council pays tribute to former Charlestown MP Matthew Morris Newcastle Herald 30 June 2020 Retrieved 30 June 2020 New South Wales Legislative AssemblyPreceded byRichard Face Member for Charlestown2003 2011 Succeeded byAndrew Cornwell nbsp This article about an Australian Labor Party member of the Parliament of New South Wales is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthew Morris politician amp oldid 1215072587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,