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, welder and LPG fitter before entering politics, and owned a transport business. 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

Hervey Bay Hervey Bay () is a city on the coast of the Fraser Coast Region of Queensland, Australia. The city is situated approximately or 3½ hours' highway drive north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is located on the bay of the same name open to ...

. He remained in the party until December 1999, when he and the other remaining One Nation MPs formed the

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under the leadership of Bill Feldman. He was the Alliance spokesman for Emergency Services, Transport and Main Roads, Housing and Public Works. In 2001, he was defeated by

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of the Labor Party. Dalgleish was elected as one of 10 councillors for the newly created

Fraser Coast Region The Fraser Coast Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the twin cities of Hervey Bay and Maryborough and also contains Fraser ...

in 2008, which was initially undivided. He contested the newly created Division 6 in 2012, however was not successful. He again contested Division 6 in 2020 and came second on first preference votes, however was ultimately unsuccessful once preferences were distributed, finishing the official count with 48.14%. At the 2013 federal election, Dalgleish contested the seat of Hinkler for the

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, finishing fourth with 4.58% of the vote.

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1962 births Living people One Nation members of the Parliament of Queensland Politicians from Sydney Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-politician-stub