David Nicholas Winderlich (born 18 January 1964), is an Australian teacher, public servant and politician who in February 2009 was the Australian Democrats nominee to fill a South Australian Legislative Council casual vacancy in a joint sitting of the Parliament of South Australia following the January 2009 parliamentary resignation of the incumbent Democrats member Sandra Kanck.[1][2] Becoming an independent after nine months, he was the last Democrat to have sat in any Australian parliament. He was not re-elected at the 2010 election.[1]
David Winderlich | |
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| Member of the Legislative Council of South Australia | |
| In office 17 February 2009 – 20 March 2010 | |
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| Born | 18 January 1964 Adelaide, Australia |
| Political party | Australian Democrats (2009) Independent (2009–10) |
On 20 July 2009 Winderlich announced that, unless 1,000 new members joined the Democrats SA division by 23 November, he would leave the party and sit as an independent,[3] which eventuated on 7 October 2009.[4]
Winderlich announced that, as an independent, he would focus on three policy areas: governmental reform,[5][6] rights and freedoms, e.g., for bikies,[7] and a sustainable approach to the management of water resources in South Australia. In particular, he was opposed to the Port Stanvac Desalination Plant and to the Wellington Weir proposal.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "David Nicholas Winderlich". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Sandra Myrtho Kanck". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Democrats MP divides party with 1,000-member ultimatum". ABC News. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Last Democrat goes from Aussie parliaments". ABC News. 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "MP urges ICAC to plug crime fighting gap". ABC News. 15 March 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Burnside CEO reappointment 'illegal'". ABC News. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Amendments to tough SA anti-bikie laws". The Age. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
- ^ "Wellington weir 'will speed up acidification'". ABC News. 14 March 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2022.