William Lewis Leadbetter is an Australian politician and historian. He was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for East Metropolitan since 4 April 2017, when he was elected in a countback following the resignation of Amber-Jade Sanderson.[2] His term concluded on 21 May 2017, when the new Legislative Council elected at the 2017 state election took its seats.

Bill Leadbetter
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for East Metropolitan
In office
4 April 2017 – 21 May 2017
Preceded byAmber-Jade Sanderson
Personal details
Born1957 or 1958 (age 65–66)[1]
Sydney, New South Wales
Political partyLabor
OccupationHistorian

Leadbetter was born in Sydney, and has been a university lecturer in history in Western Australia since 1998. He previously contested the federal seats of Pearce in 2010 and Hasluck in 2016.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Moodie, Claire (29 May 2016). "Labor believes Hasluck is winnable, despite 6 per cent margin". ABC News.
  2. ^ "April 2017 Legislative Council vacancies filled". Western Australian Electoral Commission. 4 April 2017.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Hasluck". ABC Elections.