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Geoff Brock

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Geoffrey Graeme Brock (born 1950) is a South Australian politician, representing the seat of Frome in the South Australian House of Assembly as an independent since the 2009 Frome by-election. [1]

46 relations: Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), Balance of power (parliament), Bob Such, Brain tumor, Cabinet of South Australia, Confidence and supply, Conscience vote, Crossbencher, Electoral district of Frome, Electoral results for the district of Frome, Fisher state by-election, 2014, Frankston, Victoria, Frome state by-election, 2009, Gail Gago, Geoffrey Brock, Greens South Australia, Hung parliament, Independent politician, Jay Weatherill, Justice of the peace, Liberal Party of Australia, Majority government, Martin Hamilton-Smith, Mayor, Minority government, Nat Cook, National Party of Australia (SA), Nick Xenophon, Nyrstar, Parliament of South Australia, Pauline Hanson's One Nation, Port Pirie, Port Pirie Regional Council, Rob Kerin, South Australia, South Australian House of Assembly, South Australian state election, 2010, South Australian state election, 2014, South Australian state election, 2018, Stephan Knoll, The Advertiser (Adelaide), The Honourable, Tim Whetstone, Two-party-preferred vote, University of Adelaide, Weatherill Ministry.

Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch)

The Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), commonly known as SA Labor, is the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party, originally formed in 1891 as the United Labor Party of South Australia.

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Balance of power (parliament)

In parliamentary politics, the term balance of power may describe a parliamentary situation in which a member or a number of members of chamber are in a position by their uncommitted vote to enable a party to attain and remain in minority government, and the term may also be applied to the members who hold that position.

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Bob Such

Robert Bruce Such (2 June 194411 October 2014) was a South Australian politician.

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Brain tumor

A brain tumor occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain.

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Cabinet of South Australia

The Cabinet of South Australia is the chief policy-making organ of the Government of South Australia.

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Confidence and supply

In a parliamentary democracy based on the Westminster system, confidence and supply are required for a minority government to retain power in the lower house.

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Conscience vote

A conscience vote or free vote is a type of vote in a legislative body where legislators are allowed to vote according to their own personal conscience rather than according to an official line set down by their political party.

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Crossbencher

A crossbencher is an independent or minor party member of some legislatures, such as the British House of Lords and the Parliament of Australia.

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Electoral district of Frome

Frome is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly.

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Electoral results for the district of Frome

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Frome in South Australian state elections.

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Fisher state by-election, 2014

A by-election for the seat of Fisher in the South Australian House of Assembly was held on 6 December 2014.

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Frankston, Victoria

Frankston is an outer-suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, in the local government area of the City of Frankston.

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Frome state by-election, 2009

A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Frome on 17 January 2009.

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Gail Gago

Gail Elizabeth Gago (born 4 July 1957) is an Australian politician, and a member of the Labor Party in the South Australian Legislative Council from the 2002 election until her retirement in 2018.

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Geoffrey Brock

Geoffrey Brock (born October 19, 1964) is an American poet and translator.

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Greens South Australia

Australian Greens SA is a green political party located in the Australian state of South Australia.

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Hung parliament

A hung parliament is a term used in legislatures under the Westminster system to describe a situation in which no particular political party or pre-existing coalition (also known as an alliance or bloc) has an absolute majority of legislators (commonly known as members or seats) in a parliament or other legislature.

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Independent politician

An independent or nonpartisan politician is an individual politician not affiliated with any political party.

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Jay Weatherill

Jay Wilson Weatherill (born 3 April 1964) is an Australian politician who was the 45th Premier of South Australia, serving from 21 October 2011 until 19 March 2018.

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Justice of the peace

A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer, of a lower or puisne court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace.

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Liberal Party of Australia

The Liberal Party of Australia is a major centre-right political party in Australia, one of the two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-left Australian Labor Party (ALP).

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Majority government

A majority government is a government formed by a governing party that has an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or parliament in a parliamentary system.

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Martin Hamilton-Smith

Martin Leslie James Hamilton-Smith (born 1 December 1953) is a former Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Waite from the 1997 election until his retirement in 2018.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor (from the Latin maior, meaning "bigger") is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Minority government

A minority government, or minority cabinet or minority parliament, is a cabinet formed in a parliamentary system when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament.

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Nat Cook

Natalie Fleur Cook is an Australian Labor Party politician and anti-violence campaigner.

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National Party of Australia (SA)

The National Party of Australia (S.A.) Inc. is a political party in South Australia, and an affiliated state party of the National Party of Australia.

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Nick Xenophon

Nicholas Xenophon (né Xenophou; 29 January 1959) is an Australian politician who was a Senator for South Australia from 2008 to 2017.

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Nyrstar

Nyrstar N.V. is a global multi-metals business, with a market leading position in zinc and lead and growing positions in other base and precious metals, such as copper, gold and silver.

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Parliament of South Australia

The Parliament of South Australia at Parliament House, Adelaide is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of South Australia.

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Pauline Hanson's One Nation

Pauline Hanson's One Nation (PHON or ONP, also One Nation or One Nation Party) is a nationalist, right-wing populist party in Australia.

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Port Pirie

Port Pirie is the sixth most populous city in South Australia after Adelaide, Mount Gambier, Whyalla, Murray Bridge and Port Lincoln.

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Port Pirie Regional Council

The Port Pirie Regional Council is a local government area in South Australia, focused on the city of Port Pirie.

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Rob Kerin

Robert Gerard Kerin (born 4 January 1954) is a former South Australian politician who was the Premier of South Australia from 22 October 2001 to 5 March 2002, representing the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia.

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South Australia

South Australia (abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia.

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South Australian House of Assembly

The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia.

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South Australian state election, 2010

The 2010 South Australian state election elected members to the 52nd Parliament of South Australia on 20 March 2010.

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South Australian state election, 2014

The 2014 South Australian state election elected members to the 53rd Parliament of South Australia on 15 March 2014, to fill all 47 seats in the House of Assembly (lower house) and 11 of 22 seats in the Legislative Council (upper house).

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South Australian state election, 2018

The 2018 South Australian state election to elect members to the 54th Parliament of South Australia was held on 17 March 2018.

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Stephan Knoll

Stephan Karl Knoll is an Australian politician representing the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Schubert for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2014 state election.

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The Advertiser (Adelaide)

The Advertiser is a conservative, daily tabloid-format newspaper published in the city of Adelaide, South Australia.

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The Honourable

The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable (abbreviated to The Hon., Hon. or formerly The Hon'ble—the latter term is still used in South Asia) is a style that is used before the names of certain classes of people.

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Tim Whetstone

Timothy John Whetstone (born 5 March 1960) is an Australian politician representing the seat of Chaffey in the South Australian House of Assembly for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2010 election.

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Two-party-preferred vote

In Australian politics, the two-party-preferred vote (TPP or 2PP) is the result of an election or opinion poll after preferences have been distributed to the highest two candidates, who in some cases can be independents.

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University of Adelaide

The University of Adelaide (informally Adelaide University) is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia.

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Weatherill Ministry

The Weatherill Ministry was the 72nd Ministry of the Government of South Australia, led by Jay Weatherill of the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoff_Brock

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