Neville Joseph Newell was born on 14 October 1952 and is an Australian politician.
10 Facts About Neville Newell
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Neville Newell served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1990 until 1996 and as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2007.
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Neville Newell was a teacher in the Riverina and Lismore before running for Parliament.
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In 1990, Neville Newell was preselected as the Australian Labor Party candidate for Richmond, a historically rural seat in northern New South Wales.
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Neville Newell was initially given little chance of winning, since he was running in what had historically been a strongly conservative seat.
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However, on the seventh count, anti-nuclear activist Helen Caldicott's preferences flowed overwhelmingly to Neville Newell, allowing him to defeat Blunt and become the first Labor member ever to win Richmond.
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Neville Newell was only the second person to defeat a major federal party leader in an election.
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Neville Newell was reelected in 1993 over the Nationals' Larry Anthony, but was defeated by Anthony in 1996.
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Neville Newell tried to regain his old seat in 1998, but narrowly lost in his second rematch against Anthony.
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Neville Newell subsequently won the state seat of Tweed from the National Party in 1999, but was defeated by National candidate Geoff Provest in 2007.