Alex McTaggart

Alex McTaggart

Alex McTaggart (born 24 January 1949) is an Australian politician. He was mayor of Pittwater Council and was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Pittwater from 2005 - 2007.

McTaggart was elected to the Legislative Assembly in a 2005 by election after the resignation of liberal John Brogden amid controversy. [cite web
title =Mr (Alex) Alexander John McTaggart (1949 -
work =Members of Parliament
publisher =Parliament of New South Wales
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accessdate = 2007-09-11
] He backed down on a pre-election promise to resign as Mayor of Pittwater if elected, saying that he can quite easily handle both jobs.Fact|date=September 2007 In the 2007 State Election, McTaggart was unable to retain his seat.

He ran on a platform of not accepting donations to his campaign from developers or real estate agents.Fact|date=September 2007 In the 2005 by-election Alex McTaggart campaigned on a platform of saving Mona Vale Hospital,Fact|date=September 2007 but after his election advocated that the hospital be closed down and moved to Warriewood.Fact|date=September 2007 He later sought $7.9 million dollars from the State Government for an upgrade to the hospital.Fact|date=September 2007 He also made himself quite prominent in the Avalon community by spearheading the anti-baywatch movement, which was successful in keeping the production off Avalon beach.Fact|date=September 2007 He is a supporter of the Ingleside land release which would mean bringing 20,000 people to his former electorate.Fact|date=September 2007

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