Edward John Warren is a former Australian politician. He was the

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member for Goyder in the

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from 2005 to 2008. Warren was a

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and

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consultant before his entry into politics, working in both the

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and

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. His first foray into politics was an unsuccessful run for the seat of Jingili in 1984. Warren was elected as part of Labor's 2005 landslide win after

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incumbent Peter Maley was disendorsed just a month before the election. However, a redistribution ahead of the

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erased Warren's majority and made Goyder a notional CLP seat. He was easily defeated in 2008 by the CLP's

Kezia Purick Kezia Dorcas Tibisay Purick (born 12 May 1958) is an Australian politician. She is an independent member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, having held her seat of Goyder since the 2008 election. Prior to entering Parliament, Pur ...

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