Brian Sodeman (born 7 April 1942) is a former Australian politician who was a

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member of the Legislative Assembly of

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from 1974 to 1983, representing the seat of Pilbara. Sodeman was born in

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, and moved to the

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in the 1960s to work as an engineer.Brian Sodeman
– Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2016. He was elected to parliament at the 1974 state election, defeating the sitting

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member,

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. He was the first non-Labor member for Pilbara since Frank Welsh's defeat at the 1939 election. Sodeman increased his margin slightly at the 1977 election, defeating the Labor candidate

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with 52.8 percent of the

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. This decreased to 51.6 percent at the 1980 election, making it one of the most marginal seats in the state. However, Sodeman chose not to contest the 1983 election, retiring from politics after a little less than nine years in office. The seat of Pilbara was won by the Labor candidate,

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, with a large margin.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sodeman, Brian 1942 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Politicians from Perth, Western Australia