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Arthur Tonkin Arthur Tonkin i(A56261 works by)
Born: Established: 1930 ;
Gender: Male
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BiographyHistory

Arthur Tonkin was educated at the Perth Boys' School and then the University of Western Australia. He worked at a number of jobs, before turning to school teaching, and during the 1970s and 1980s served as a Labor member in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly. With the election of the Burke Labor government in 1983 he was appointed to the ministry, however he resigned in 1987 following disagreements with Burke over electoral reform.

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