Gordon Atkinson (Australian politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
About Gordon Atkinson (Australian politician)
- William Gordon Atkinson (14 April 1941 – 4 August 1984) was an Australian farmer and politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1983 until his death. Atkinson was born in Geraldton, to Jessie (née Peden) and Harry Leonard Atkinson.
- His family moved to Dalwallinu (a small Wheatbelt town) when he was a child, and he attended Northam Senior High School and Muresk Agricultural College.
- After leaving school, Atkinson farmed at Dalwallinu, becoming prominent in agricultural circles.
- He first stood for parliament at the 1980 state election, losing to Harry Gayfer (the sitting National Country member) in Central Province.
- Atkinson recontested the seat at the 1983 election, and was elected on just 26.1 percent of first preferences.
- However, he served in parliament for just 15 months before dying suddenly in August 1984, aged 43.
- He had married Olwen Margaret Dowie in 1963, with whom he had four children.
- In a Legislative Council condolence motion after Atkinson's death, Gordon Masters said that "[no] other person in Parliament typified the country people and the farming community better".
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