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arthur watts herb graham wagin 140px deputy premier of western australia 1 february 1962 sir crawford nalder.jpg crawford nalder
 3 march 1971 sir crawford nalder
crawford nalder

sir crawford david nalder -lrb- 14 february 1910 -- 8 december 1994 -rrb- was an australian politician who served in the western australian legislative assembly from 1947 to 1974 , including as deputy premier from 1962 to 1971 .
born in katanning , western australia , nalder was educated at wesley college , perth , but returned to farming after graduation .
he was elected to the seat of wagin at the 1947 state election , as a member of what would later be known as the country party .
following the abolishment of wagin , nalder switched to katanning for the 1950 election , a constituency he would hold until his retirement .
he succeeded arthur watts as the party 's leader in february 1962 , and continued to govern in coalition with the liberal party , led by premier david brand .
this arrangement continued until the government 's defeat at the 1971 elections .
nalder was knighted in 1974 , following his retirement from parliament , and later returned to wagin , where he died in 1994 .
