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Murray Davidson Nixon OAM is a former Australian politician.
Born in Perth, Nixon was a farmer before entering politics. In 1993 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Liberal member representing Agricultural region. He was re-elected in 1996 but defeated in 2001.[1] In retirement Nixon lives in Wembley, Western Australia. He received the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2016 Australia Day Honours for "service to the Parliament, to the agricultural sector, and to the community, of Western Australia".[2]
References
- ^ "Nixon, Murray Davidson". Parliament of Western Australia. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ "Nixon, Murray Davidson". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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