John Books

John Cameron Books (21 June 1941 – 17 August 2017) was an Australian politician. He was the

Liberal member for Parramatta in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1988 to 1991.^[1]

Books was born in

Liberal Party, he was elected to various councils and served as Mayor of Parramatta 1983–84.^[2]

In 1988, Books defeated

Labor MP Barry Wilde to win the state seat of Parramatta. He won by less than 300 votes, helped by Democrat preferences. After the 1991 redistribution, however, the seat became notionally Labor, and Books was defeated by Andrew Ziolkowski.^[3]

References

^ "Obituary: John Book". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
^ "Mr John Cameron Books (1941-2017)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "Elections for Parramatta". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Barry Wilde	Member for Parramatta 1988–1991	Succeeded by Andrew Ziolkowski

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[1] "Obituary: John Book". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

[nsw-2] "Mr John Cameron Books (1941-2017)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.

[green-3] Green, Antony. "Elections for Parramatta". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

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