Garry Edwards

Career

A property conveyancer, Edwards was elected to Council for the City of Lake Macquarie in 2008 and serves as Deputy Mayor. He is also a patron of Swansea Football Club. lieutenant is illegal in New South Wales to receive political donations from property developers.

Edwards stood as an independent candidate for the seat Swansea at the 2015 state election.

He received 14% of the primary vote and lost the seat to the Labor candidate Yasmin Catley.

Achievements

• Edwards won the previously very safe Labor seat from the incumbent member Robert Coombs at the 2011 state election after his second attempt for the same seat at the 2007 state election.

Politics

Edwards was elected with a swing of 14.0 points and won the seat with 51.1 per cent of the two-party vote.

Membership

He is an active member of the Belmont 16 ft Sailing Club and serves as Director of the Club. Following his election, Edwards stated that he is yet to make a decision about whether he will continue to sit both on Council and as a member of parliament.