Andrew Stuart Cornwell was born on 29 December 1969 and is a former Australian politician.
13 Facts About Andrew Cornwell
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Andrew Cornwell was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from the 2011 election until 2014, representing the electorate of Charlestown.
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Andrew Cornwell was elected as a Liberal Party candidate, and represented that party until 6 August 2014, when he moved to the parliamentary crossbench and sat as an independent after the Independent Commission Against Corruption heard evidence that Cornwell may have breached electoral funding laws.
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Andrew Cornwell is a veterinarian with a practice located in Cardiff, New South Wales.
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Andrew Cornwell is married with three children and lives in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Warners Bay.
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In 2011, Andrew Cornwell contested the normally safe Labor seat of Charlestown in the Hunter Valley.
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Andrew Cornwell defeated Labor incumbent Matthew Morris with a swing of 25.2 per cent and winning the seat with 59.9 per cent of the vote on a two party preferred basis.
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In parliament, Andrew Cornwell was appointed the government's chief whip in the Legislative Assembly.
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In 2011 Andrew Cornwell was appointed to chair the NSW Companion Animal Taskforce charged with reducing the unacceptably high euthanasia rates of unwanted domestic pets and improving control of dangerous dogs.
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On 6 August 2014, a hearing of the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption revealed that Andrew Cornwell had received $10,000 in illegal donations from Newcastle Lord Mayor Jeff McCloy.
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Andrew Cornwell has said that before the 2011 election, McCloy, a prominent developer in Newcastle, met him in McCloy's Bentley and gave him the money, which in turn was given to the Liberal Party.
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Andrew Cornwell admitted to the ICAC that his wife had received $10,120 from developer Hilton Grugeon, ostensibly for a painting given to the developer in 2010 which was worth much less.
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On 8 August 2014, Andrew Cornwell announced that would not contest his seat at the next NSW election, yet by 12 August he had resigned from parliament with immediate effect.