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Electorates
- MLA Melville, 4 February 1989–14 December 1996. Elected to the Thirty-third Parliament for Melville on 4 February 1989 in succession to Barry James Hodge (defeated). Electorate abolished in redistribution of 1994.
- MLA Alfred Cove, 14 December 1996–10 February 2001. Elected to the Thirty-fifth Parliament for Alfred Cove (new seat) on 14 December 1996. Defeated 10 February 2001.
Office
- Shadow Minister for Employment and Training, and Small Business, 24 May 1992–24 November 1992
- Coalition Shadow Minister for Small Business, 24 November 1992–16 February 1993
- Minister for Tourism; Housing; Sport and Recreation (1993); Employment and Training, Sport and Recreation, 16 February 1993–25 August 1993
- Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education (until 21 December 1995), Employment and Training, Sport and Recreation; Parliamentary and Electoral Affairs, and Tourism, (from 21 December 1995) 10 February 1995–9 January 1997
- Minister for Lands, Fair Trading, and Parliamentary and Electoral Affairs, 9 January 1997–10 January 2001
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Personal Information |
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4 January 1947 |
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Perth, Western Australia |
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5 August 2017 |
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Kalgoorlie, Western Autralia |
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Taken by funeral director at Fremantle Cemetery |
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Son of George Robert Shave, automotive engineer, and Mary Magdalene Pullman, nursing sister |
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Married 12 January 1977, St Luke’s Church (Church of England), Mosman Park to Heather Joy Turton, daughter of Donald Kenton Turton and Vida Francis Bishop Fraser
Children: two daughters |
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Educated Nedlands Primary School, Scotch College, Christ Church Grammar School and Hollywood Senior High School
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Publican |
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Early background in insurance and real estate industries
Owned and operated Railway Hotel in North Fremantle, 1970–1987
President, Western Australian Hotels’ Association 1984–1988, also vice-president, Australian Hotels’ Association
Largely responsible for the association’s special training courses for unemployed |
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Played league football with Claremont, A grade cricket with North Perth and represented WA at table tennis
Death notices state that Doug died in Kalgoorlie whereas the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board records the location as Bicton, Western Australia. |
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D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, p. 234.
Parliament of Western Australia, Former Members, Parliament of Western Australia website, accessed 21 May 2014.
Metropolitan Cemeteries Board website. Accessed 22 August 2022. https://portal.mcb.wa.gov.au/name-search/ns-detail/?id=752b4f76-e41c-ec11-b6e7-00224814c3d1 |
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 Shave, Douglas James, Condolence Motion.pdf |