William Patrick Feldman (born 22 February 1958) is a former Australian politician. Born in

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, Feldman was a police officer before entering politics working close with

David Dalgleish David Bruce Dalgleish (born 13 October 1962) is a former Australian politician who served as the state member of Hervey Bay, a city councillor, and deputy mayor of the Fraser Coast region. Born in Epping, he was a licensed motor mechanic, weld ...

, having attained the rank of sergeant in 1994. On 7 May 1978 he had married Gail, with whom he has two children, Dannielle and Luke. In 1998, he was elected to the

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as a member of

Pauline Hanson Pauline Lee Hanson (''née'' Seccombe, formerly Zagorski; born 27 May 1954) is an Australia, Australian politician who is the founder and leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, One Nation, a right-wing populist political party. Hanson has re ...

's One Nation, representing the seat of

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayfi ...

. He was the parliamentary leader until December 1999, when he led his remaining colleagues out of One Nation to form the

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, of which he became leader. His seat was abolished in 2001 and he contested its replacement, Pumicestone, but was defeated by

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Carryn Sullivan Carryn Elizabeth Sullivan (born 6 September 1955) is an Australian politician. Born at Millmerran, she achieved a Bachelor of Education and a diploma in primary school teaching. She was a Caboolture Shire Councillor from 1991 until she retire ...

, whose husband

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Feldman had defeated in Caboolture in 1998. Feldman did not continue his political career, and instead returned to the police force. Feldman's son Luke Feldman is a professional cricketer, playing for the

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and

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