Rick Williams (Australian politician)

Richard Alan Williams is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2015 until 2017, representing the electorate of Pumicestone. He served for most of his term as a Labor member, but resigned from the party to sit as an independent in October 2017 after being disendorsed as a Labor candidate for the 2017 election. He recontested his seat as an independent, but was unsuccessful.[1]

Rick Williams
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Pumicestone
In office
31 January 2015 – 25 November 2017
Preceded byLisa France
Succeeded bySimone Wilson
Personal details
Born
Richard Alan Williams
Political partyIndependent (2017–present)
Other political
affiliations
Labor (2015–2017)
OccupationFinancial planner

Williams publicly displayed an anti-abortion stance with regard to reproductive rights, in contrast with the majority of his state ALP colleagues.[2]

On 27 October 2017, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk instructed the secretary of the state Labor party to disendorse Williams as the party's candidate for the next Queensland state election, following Williams' involvement in a series of controversies regarding his behaviour towards his neighbours and business associates.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Pumicestone". Queensland Election 2015. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. ^ Atfield, Cameron (11 February 2017). "One Nation senator claims UN abortion agenda at Brisbane rally". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Premier axes MP Rick Williams as Queensland election looms". ABC News. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by Member for Pumicestone
2015–2017
Succeeded by