Bill Johnston (politician)

Bill Johnston

Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Cannington
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 September 2008
Personal details
Born	(1962-08-11) 11 August 1962 Canberra, ACT, Australia
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Kate Doust
Website	billjohnston.com.au

William Joseph "Bill" Johnston (born 11 August 1962) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2008 state election, representing Cannington.

While still a student Johnston spent time abroad as an American Field Service exchange student to Bandung, Indonesia. He is married to Kate Doust, the member for the South Metropolitan Region.

Prior to entering Parliament, Johnston spent seven years as the state secretary of WA Labor and was a former senior official of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, the union representing retail and warehouse workers.

In the 2013 state election, Johnston was re-elected for a second term in office. He is currently the shadow minister for State Development; Energy; Mines & Petroleum.^[1]

References

↑ Parliament of Western Australia (2013). "Mr William (Bill) Joseph Johnston MLA". Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.

Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by New seat	Member for Cannington 2008–present	Incumbent

Current members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly

Liberal (30)	Peter Abetz Frank Alban Colin Barnett Ian Blayney Ian Britza John Castrilli Murray Cowper John Day Eleni Evangel Joe Francis Glenys Godfrey Kim Hames Liza Harvey Chris Hatton Albert Jacob Graham Jacobs Tony Krsticevic Sean L'Estrange Bill Marmion John McGrath Libby Mettam Paul Miles Andrea Mitchell Nathan Morton Mike Nahan Dean Nalder Jan Norberger Tony Simpson Michael Sutherland Matt Taylor

Labor (21)	Lisa Baker Tony Buti Roger Cook Josie Farrer Janine Freeman Bill Johnston Dave Kelly Fran Logan Mark McGowan Simone McGurk Mick Murray Paul Papalia John Quigley Margaret Quirk Michelle Roberts Rita Saffioti Chris Tallentire David Templeman Peter Tinley Peter Watson Ben Wyatt

National (7)	Vince Catania Mia Davies Wendy Duncan Brendon Grylls Shane Love Terry Redman Terry Waldron

Independent (1)	Rob Johnson

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