John Flowers
| John Flowers MP | |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Frank Sartor |
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| Majority | 3.6% |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Residence | Brighton-Le-Sands |
| Occupation | Teacher |
| Website | Parliamentary webpage |
John Fredrick Flowers MP, an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Rockdale for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2011.
Early years and background
Flowers was a teacher at Belmore Boys’ High School for over 20 years. He served as a Councillor on Kogarah Council between 1999 until 2004, and then Rockdale Council since 2004, where he served as Deputy Mayor and then Mayor.
Political career
In 2011, Flowers contested the normally safe Labor seat of Rockdale in the St George-Kogarah district. He was elected with a swing of 9.9 per cent and won the seat with 53.6 per cent of the vote on a two party preferred basis. Flowers' main opponent was Steve Kamper, representing Labor. Frank Sartor who was the previous Labor sitting member had earlier announced his retirement from politics after holding the seat for 8 years.
Immediately following the election it was revealled that Flowers may have breached legislation by running for political office whilst on a disability pension, gained when he was a teacher in 1997.
References
Retrieved from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Flowers
