Nathan Morton Explained

Nathan Morton
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly
of Western Australia
Term Start:9 March 2013
Term End:11 March 2017
Predecessor:Andrew Waddell
Successor:Stephen Price
Birth Name:Nathan Wray Morton
Birth Date:3 August 1978
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Party:Liberal

Nathan Wray Morton (born 3 August 1978) is a former Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 2013 to 2017, representing the seat of Forrestfield. He was a schoolteacher before entering politics.

Morton was born in Melbourne, but moved to Perth as a small child. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a graduate diploma in education, and most taught at Cecil Andrews Senior High School.[1] Morton first stood for parliament at the 2008 state election, but was defeated by Labor's Andrew Waddell in Forrestfield by just 98 votes on the two-party-preferred count (the third-closest result of the election).[2] He reprised his candidacy at the 2013 state election, and defeated Waddell with a 2.3-point swing.[3] Morton ran for re-election at the 2017 state election but lost the seat to the Labor candidate, Stephen Price after suffering an 11.6% swing against him.[4] Morton is a nephew by marriage of Helen Morton, who was a member of the Legislative Council.[4] Helen Morton was also defeated at the 2017 state election.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/(Lookup)/76D6741C79E23C6E48257D230007FAED?OpenDocument Nathan Wray Morton
  2. http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2013/guide/forr.htm Forrestfield (Key Seat)
  3. http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/Memblist.nsf/WAllMembersFlat/Morton,+Nathan+Wray?opendocument Mr Nathan Wray Morton MLA BSc; GradDipEd
  4. http://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/wa-election-2017/guide/forr/