Steven John Dargavel (born 10 June 1966) is a former

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n politician. Dargavel was born in Traralgon, Victoria and received an Associate Diploma in Welfare Studies from

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. He then worked as a youth refuge worker, youth housing worker and employment counsellor. He then became a research officer and, from 1996, an organiser for the

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. Dargavel won a by-election in 1997 as the

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candidate for the House of Representatives seat of Fraser following the resignation of

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to take up a position in the

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. He was beaten for preselection for the seat for the 1998 election by Bob McMullan, when the electorate of Namadgi was abolished, leading to a reshuffling of Labor candidates between the

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electorates.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dargavel, Steven John Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Fraser (ACT) Members of the Australian House of Representatives 1966 births Living people People from Traralgon 20th-century Australian politicians