1. Colin John Jamieson was an Australian politician.
22 Facts About Colin Jamieson
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Colin Jamieson was the leader of the opposition and state leader of the Australian Labor Party in Western Australia from 1976 to 1978.
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Colin Jamieson led the party to defeat at the 1977 state election.
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Colin Jamieson was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1953 to 1986 and held ministerial office in the Tonkin ministry from 1971 to 1974.
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The son of George Archibald Jamieson, a vineyard employee and World War I veteran, and nurse Mona Colvin, Colin Jamieson was born in Perth on 26 May 1923.
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Colin Jamieson attended Midland, Victoria Park and Leederville primary schools, and the Junior Technical College in West Perth.
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Colin Jamieson was assigned to the 121 Reserve Motor Transport Company with the rank of Corporal, transferring to the Royal Australian Air Force in 1944 as a radar mechanic with the rank of Leading Aircraftman.
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Colin Jamieson was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly at the 1953 state election, winning the seat of Canning from the incumbent Liberal MP Arthur Griffith.
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Colin Jamieson was 29 years old at the time of his election, making him the youngest member of the assembly.
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Colin Jamieson transferred to Beeloo in 1956, to Belmont in 1968, and to Welshpool in 1974.
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Colin Jamieson was state president of the ALP from 1959 to 1976.
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Colin Jamieson held ministerial office in John Tonkin's government from 1971 to 1974, serving as minister for works and water supplies and briefly holding the electricity and traffic safety portfolios.
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Colin Jamieson became "father of the house" in 1977 as the longest-serving incumbent MP and remained in parliament until his retirement at the 1986 state election.
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On 25 March 1976, Colin Jamieson was elected to replace Tonkin as party leader and leader of the opposition with effect from 15 April.
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Colin Jamieson defeated David Evans by a single vote in the leadership vote; Evans was then elected deputy leader.
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At the 1977 state election, Colin Jamieson campaigned on a platform which included the establishment of a state development council, the creation of a Remote Areas Commission with special funding available, and an inquiry into industrial unrest in the Pilbara.
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Colin Jamieson again defeated Evans by a single vote after the elimination of three other candidates.
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On 21 February 1978, Colin Jamieson faced a further leadership spill and was defeated by Ron Davies by 15 votes to 10.
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Colin Jamieson was the shortest-serving ALP leader in Western Australia since 1905.
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On 14 May 1960, Colin Jamieson married Emily Margaret Male at the Holy Family Church in Como, with Ron Davies in attendance as best man.
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Colin Jamieson supported several horticultural societies, and was a regular and successful exhibitor of roses, dahlias and chrysanthemums.
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Colin Jamieson died at St John of God Hospital, Subiaco, on 27 March 1990 after a short illness, and was cremated in Karrakatta Cemetery.