constituency predecessor birth_place nationality party profession birth_date term_start article_title name
collie-preston hilda turnbull subiaco , western australia western australia australian australian labor party mechanic 26 november 1949 10 february 2001 mick murray -lrb- politician -rrb-
 mick murray
mick murray -lrb- politician -rrb-

michael `` mick '' philip murray -lrb- born 26 november 1949 in perth , australia -rrb- , has been a labor member of the western australian legislative assembly since february 2001 .
he represented the electorate of collie from 2001 to 2005 and has represented the electorate of collie-preston since an electoral redistribution in 2005 .
growing up in the small town of duranillin in the shire of west arthur , murray attended the local primary school before moving to collie with his parents and completing his education in local state schools .
murray completed his apprenticeship as a mechanic and worked in the north west of western australia before settling back in collie to work in the coal mines .
murray contested the seat of collie twice before defeating the sitting member , hilda turnbull , in the 2001 election on a swing of 9.4 points and a two-party-preferred margin of 2.6 points .
the electorate of collie was abolished in 2003 to become collie-wellington and murray retained the seat in 2005 election with a comfortable majority of 9.3 % .
while in parliament , murray has been a member of the economics and industry standing committee and joint standing committee on delegated legislation committees .
he has been a trustee of the parliamentary superannuation fund from 2001 and a deputy government whip from 2001 to 2005 .
he is the convenor of the country labor grouping within the western australian labor party .
