James Eric Lloyd (born 17 July 1954) is an Australian former politician who served with the
Liberal Party of Australia
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member of the
Australian House of Representatives
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from the
March 1996 election until the
November 2007 election, representing the
Division of Robertson
The Division of Robertson is an Australian electoral division in the state of New South Wales.
Geography
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in
New South Wales
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Biography
Lloyd was born in Sydney and educated at
Homebush Boys High School and worked in a variety of occupations, including
milkman, ferry and cruise boat crew member, manager of a marina and service station proprietor before entering politics.
Lloyd was the Liberal Party candidate for the safe
Labor
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seat of
Peats at the
1984 New South Wales state election, gathering 33.40% of the vote. His lobbying work prior to entering politics included collecting 60,000 signatures which resulted in the re-opening of the
Cheero Point section of the
Pacific Highway, which had been c