Hugh Jones (politician)
Hugh Jones | |
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Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Darling Range | |
Assumed office 13 March 2021 | |
Preceded by | Alyssa Hayden |
Councillor of City of Armadale for River Ward | |
In office 19 October 2019 – 13 March 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Labor | 12 November 1966
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Australia |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1990–2021 |
Rank | Lieutenant Commander |
Hugh Trevor Jones (born 12 November 1966)
Hugh Trevor Jones was born on 12 November 1966 in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales in the United Kingdom. He was born in a family of healthcare workers where his father, Arthur Trevor Jones, was a dental surgeon, while his mother Margaret Vaughan Jones (née Owen) was a nurse. Jones spent his first eleven years of life in Wales, where he attended St Georges School in Llandudno from 1970 to 1974, and again briefly 1977. From 1975 to 1976, he attended Rydal Penrhos school in Colwyn Bay.[2] His family then arrived in Australia on 26 January 1978.[3] In Australia, his father worked as a dentist in Gosnells.[4] In Western Australia, he attended Wesley College in South Perth.[2]
In 1990, he joined the Royal Australian Navy where he met future premier Mark McGowan.[5] During the 1990s and early 2000s, Jones lived in various states. From 1990 to 1991, he lived in both Queensland and Victoria; he then moved to the Australian Capital Territory where he lived for in 1992; then in the Northern Territory from 1992 to 1994; New South Wales in 1995; Victoria again in 1996; returning to WA in 1997, before then going to NSW in 1998; From 2000-2004, he lived in both NSW and the ACT.[2]
Political career
In 2019, Jones was elected to the
On 13 March 2021 during the state election, Jones won Darling Range with a swing of 15.4% from the results of the 2018 by-election. Jones actually won 56 percent of the primary vote, enough to win the seat without the need for preferences.
Personal life
Jones returned to
References
- ^ "Mr Hugh Trevor Jones MLA". Parliament of Western Australia.
- ^ a b c "MP Biographical Register". www.parliament.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ "Member List". www.parliament.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Hugh Jones MLA Darling Range". www.hughjones.org.au. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Darling Range (*)". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ Kagi, Jacob (9 March 2021). "WA election: Dawesville, Hillarys, Darling Range and Scarborough among seats to watch". ABC News. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ Law, Peter; Zimmerman, Josh (16 January 2021). "WA Election 2021: The seats to watch this March". The West Australian. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
- ^ "Hugh Jones MLA Darling Range". www.hughjones.org.au. Retrieved 27 August 2023.