David Dalgleish

David Bruce Dalgleish (born 13 October 1962) is a former Australian politician who served as the state member of Hervey Bay, a city councillor, and deputy mayor of the Fraser Coast region. Born in Epping, he was a licensed motor mechanic, welder and LPG fitter before entering politics, and owned a transport business. In 1998, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as a member of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, representing the seat of Hervey Bay. He remained in the party until December 1999, when he and the other remaining One Nation MPs formed the City Country Alliance under the leadership of Bill Feldman. He was the Alliance spokesman for Emergency Services, Transport and Main Roads, Housing and Public Works. In 2001, he was defeated by Andrew McNamara of the Labor Party.^[1]

Preceded byBill Nunn

Succeeded byAndrew McNamara

Preceded byNew Council

Succeeded byTrevor McDonald

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David Dalgleish
Dalgleish, 2020
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Hervey Bay
In office 13 June 1998 – 17 February 2001
Preceded by	Bill Nunn
Succeeded by	Andrew McNamara
Deputy Mayor of Fraser Coast
In office 15 March 2008 – 28 April 2012
Preceded by	New Council
Succeeded by	Trevor McDonald
Fraser Coast Regional Councillor
In office 15 March 2008 – 28 April 2012
Preceded by	New Council
Succeeded by	Trevor McDonald
Personal details
Born	David Bruce Dalgleish (1962-10-13) 13 October 1962 (age 63) Epping, Sydney, Australia
Party	Katter's Australian Party (since 2013)
Other political affiliations	One Nation (1997–1999) City Country Alliance (1999–2003
Spouse	Maki Dalgleish
Children	Mathew Dalgleish, Sean Dalgleish, Joshua Dalgleish
Parent(s)	Iris Dalgleish, Henry Dalgleish
Occupation	Transport Company Owner/Operator (Self-employed) Power House Electrical Mechanics Assistant (Wide Bay–Burnett Electricity Board)
Profession	Tradesman Businessman Politician

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Dalgleish was elected as one of 10 councillors for the newly created Fraser Coast Region in 2008, which was initially undivided.^[2] He contested the newly created Division 6 in 2012, however was not successful.^[3] He again contested Division 6 in 2020 and came second on first preference votes, however was ultimately unsuccessful once preferences were distributed, finishing the official count with 48.14%.^[4]

At the 2013 federal election, Dalgleish contested the seat of Hinkler for the Australian Party, finishing fourth with 4.58% of the vote.