Wayne Smith (Australian politician), Date of Birth
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About Wayne Smith (Australian politician)
- Wayne Douglas Smith (born 4 November 1952) was an Australian politician.
- He was a Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2003, representing the electorate of South Coast.
- He was the only incumbent ALP member to lose his seat at the 2003 state election. Smith was born in Newcastle and educated at Birrong Boys High School.
- He received a B.Sc.
- and a Dip.Ed from the University of Sydney.
- Smith trained as a teacher, and was working at Vincentia High School when he decided to contest ALP pre-selection for the Liberal-held state seat of South Coast.
- Though he had a low profile in the community, he ultimately won a narrow victory amidst the backdrop of a major statewide win for the ALP.
- In parliament, Smith was a relatively low-profile backbencher, and frequently clashed with the Liberal member for the corresponding federal electorate, the popular Joanna Gash.
- He was challenged by teacher and former Shoalhaven councillor Shelley Hancock at the 2003 election, and while polls initially predicted a Smith victory, Hancock went on to win by more than 1500 votes.
- Smith has since relocated to Sydney.
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