Graham Burkett
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Graham Burkett | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Scarborough | |
| In office 19 February 1983 – 4 February 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Ray Young |
| Succeeded by | George Strickland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 November 1936 Maylands, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 29 July 2014 (aged 77) City Beach, Western Australia, Australia |
| Party | Labor |
Graham John Burkett (9 November 1936 – 29 July 2014) was an Australian politician who served as a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1983 to 1989, representing the seat of Scarborough.
Born in Perth, Burkett worked as a bank officer and small business owner before entering politics. He was elected to the City of Stirling council in 1973, and served as mayor from 1979 to 1983.[1] At the 1983 state election, Burkett contested the seat of Scarborough for the Labor Party, defeating the sitting Liberal member, Ray Young. He increased his margin at the 1986 election,[2] and afterward was elected deputy speaker to Mike Barnett, having previously served as deputy government whip and deputy chairman of committees.[1] However, a redistribution prior to the 1989 election narrowed his margin in Scarborough, and he subsequently suffered a large swing, losing the seat to the Liberals' George Strickland.[2]