Desmond Miller Hiscutt (born 5 March 1933) is an Australian former politician. He was born in

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. In 1995, he was elected to the

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as the

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member for

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, succeeding his brother

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. West Devon was renamed Emu Bay in 1997, but the seat was abolished in 1999 and Hiscutt was defeated in his run for the seat of Murchison. His niece by marriage,

Leonie Hiscutt Leonie Anne Hiscutt (born 14 January 1959) is an Australian politician, who was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for the division of Montgomery between 2013 and 2025. Hiscutt was a farmer and businesswoman prior to entering Parlia ...

, was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council representing Montgomery until

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, when she was succeeded by her son,

Casey Hiscutt Casey Hiscutt is an Australian politician representing Electoral division of Montgomery, Montgomery in the Tasmanian Legislative Council since the 2025 Tasmanian Legislative Council periodic election, succeeding his mother, Leonie Hiscutt, who di ...

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