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Peter Richardson (politician)

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from 1986 to 1991. He later served as chairman of the National Association of Specialist Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (1991–1995) and national president of the Australian Association of Ambulatory Vaginal and Incontinence Surgeons (1995–2000). In 2010, Richardson joined
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In September 1977, Richardson announced that he would quit politics after a single term, citing the government's failure to keep its election promises and its decision to close the
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Richardson returned to medicine after leaving politics, specialising in high-risk obstetrics and gynaecology and later in
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in Sydney. However, on 13 October he instead announced that he had defected to the Progress Party, a small
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in January 1977, when he criticised workers for delaying the departure of the Antarctic supply ship
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respectively. Richardson worked in New York from 1970 to 1972 before returning to Perth in 1973.
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party, and would be its lead Senate candidate in Western Australia at the
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as an adjunct professor in the School of Medical and Applied Sciences.
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Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia
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Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Tangney
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Richardson was elected to the House of Representatives at the
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Progress Party members of the Parliament of Australia
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He came into conflict with the 302:assisted reproductive technology 214:, qualifying as a member of the 200:University of Western Australia 138:University of Western Australia 1: 462:. Australian Election Archive 361:"Australian Election Archive" 311:Central Queensland University 268:Waterside Workers' Federation 224:St Luke's Hospital, Guildford 442:"Liberal Party member quits" 178:defected to the libertarian 282:Rhodesia Information Centre 620: 589:Australian gynaecologists 527: 517: 509: 502: 198:, and graduated from the 174:, but shortly before the 153: 84: 49: 30: 212:Royal Hospital for Women 196:Perth, Western Australia 164:House of Representatives 160:Peter Anthony Richardson 110:Perth, Western Australia 504:Parliament of Australia 334:"Fertility specialists" 258:. He won the seat from 202:in 1963. He trained at 194:Richardson was born in 290:1977 federal election 252:1975 federal election 176:1977 federal election 38:Australian Parliament 16:Australian politician 422:"WA Liberal resigns" 410:. 20 September 1977. 359:Carr, Adam (2008). 256:Division of Tangney 168:Division of Tangney 25:Dr Peter Richardson 525:1975 – 1977 448:. 15 October 1977. 446:The Canberra Times 430:. 14 October 1977. 427:The Canberra Times 408:The Canberra Times 392:. 2 February 1977. 390:The Canberra Times 306:Fremantle Hospital 208:Fremantle Hospital 537: 536: 528:Succeeded by 157: 156: 611: 510:Preceded by 500: 494: 493: 491: 489: 478: 472: 471: 469: 467: 456: 450: 449: 438: 432: 431: 418: 412: 411: 400: 394: 393: 382: 376: 375: 373: 371: 356: 350: 349: 347: 345: 330: 220:senior registrar 122:(1975–77) 107: 103: 101: 89:Personal details 75: 63: 54: 40: 21: 619: 618: 614: 613: 612: 610: 609: 608: 539: 538: 533: 524: 515: 498: 497: 487: 485: 480: 479: 475: 465: 463: 458: 457: 453: 440: 439: 435: 420: 419: 415: 402: 401: 397: 384: 383: 379: 369: 367: 358: 357: 353: 343: 341: 332: 331: 324: 319: 298: 248: 236:Patrick Steptoe 192: 123: 116:Political party 108: 105: 104:23 January 1939 99: 97: 73: 61: 55: 50: 41: 36: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 617: 615: 607: 606: 601: 596: 591: 586: 581: 576: 571: 566: 561: 556: 551: 541: 540: 535: 534: 529: 526: 516: 511: 507: 506: 496: 495: 473: 451: 433: 413: 395: 377: 351: 321: 320: 318: 315: 297: 294: 247: 244: 191: 188: 180:Progress Party 155: 154: 151: 150: 145: 141: 140: 135: 129: 128: 117: 113: 112: 95: 91: 90: 86: 85: 82: 81: 76: 70: 69: 64: 58: 57: 47: 46: 35:Member of the 32: 31: 28: 27: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 616: 605: 602: 600: 597: 595: 592: 590: 587: 585: 582: 580: 577: 575: 572: 570: 569:Living people 567: 565: 562: 560: 557: 555: 552: 550: 547: 546: 544: 532: 523: 522: 514: 508: 505: 501: 483: 477: 474: 461: 455: 452: 447: 443: 437: 434: 429: 428: 423: 417: 414: 409: 405: 399: 396: 391: 387: 381: 378: 366: 362: 355: 352: 340:on 2 May 2019 339: 335: 329: 327: 323: 316: 314: 312: 307: 303: 295: 293: 291: 287: 283: 278: 276: 275: 269: 265: 261: 257: 253: 245: 243: 241: 237: 233: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 189: 187: 185: 181: 177: 173: 172:Liberal Party 169: 165: 161: 152: 149: 148:Gynaecologist 146: 142: 139: 136: 134: 130: 126: 121: 118: 114: 111: 106:(age 85) 96: 92: 87: 83: 80: 77: 71: 68: 65: 59: 53: 48: 45: 39: 33: 29: 22: 19: 518: 513:John Dawkins 486:. 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Australian Parliament
Tangney
John Dawkins
Peter Shack
Perth, Western Australia
Liberal
Progress
Alma mater
University of Western Australia
Gynaecologist
House of Representatives
Division of Tangney
Liberal Party
1977 federal election
Progress Party
Senate
Perth, Western Australia
University of Western Australia
King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women
Fremantle Hospital
Royal Hospital for Women
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
senior registrar
St Luke's Hospital, Guildford
laparoscopy
ultrasound
Patrick Steptoe
Ian Donald
1975 federal election
Division of Tangney

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