Norman Eric Baxter was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia from 1950 to 1958 and again from 1960 to 1983.
11 Facts About Norm Baxter
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Norm Baxter was a minister in the government of Sir Charles Court.
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Norm Baxter's father was a member of parliament and government minister.
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Norm Baxter first ran for parliament at the 1947 state election, as a Country Party candidate, but was defeated in the seat of Northam by Albert Hawke.
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Norm Baxter stood for the resulting by-election, and was successful.
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Norm Baxter re-entered parliament just two years later, following the retirement of Sir Charles Latham, a former Country Party leader.
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Norm Baxter would be re-elected on another three occasions, at the 1965,1971, and 1977 state elections.
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The disputes which had led to the split were quickly resolved, and Norm Baxter re-entered the ministry the following month, where he remained until a reshuffle following the 1977 election.
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Norm Baxter died in Perth in November 2003, aged 94.
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Norm Baxter had married twice, firstly in 1934 to Dulcie Armour, with whom he had four children.
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Norm Baxter divorced her in 1966 and remarried the following year to Joan Ellis, although he was widowed in 1998.