Ken Baston

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term_start =22 May 2005
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constituency =Mining and Pastoral Region
party =Liberal Party
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Kenneth (Ken) Charles Baston is the member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing the Mining and Pastoral Region. Elected to Parliament in the 2005 state election he is a member of the Liberal Party. [cite web|url=http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Legislative+Council+-+Current+Members|title=Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook
year=2008|accessdate=2008-06-28]

Growing up on a sheep station that was run by his parents on the coast north west of Carnarvon, Western Australia Baston described his childhood as idyllic. He completed his early education by correspondence before heading to boarding school in Perth to complete his education.

Following his schooling Baston has run the Ella Valla sheep station on a pastoral lease convert|90|km|mi|0 South of Carnarvon, exporting wool and meat. [cite web|url=http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/memblist.nsf/(MemberPics)/C6F1609DEEC4765848257006001CF818/$file/Inaug+Baston.pdf|title=Inaugural Speech by Ken Baston|year=2008|accessdate=2008-06-28]

He is married to Robin Baston, they have three sons; Derek, Richie and Thomas.

Baston won preselection for the region for the 2008/2009 election and will be second on the ticket for the Liberal Party after Norman Moore. [cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/26/2199662.htm?site=northwestwa|title=ABC News - Liberals endorse Mining and Pastoral Candidates|year=2008|accessdate=2008-06-28]

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