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THE POLL BLUDGER WOODRIDGE
Woodridge was created at the 1977 election but was substantially altered by the loss of its semi-rural areas at the 1986 redistribution. It was held for Labor throughout this period by Bill D'Arcy, who was forced to retire in 1999 to fight child sex charges for which he would be imprisoned for 14 years. D'Arcy's replacement, party state secretary Mike Kaiser, in turn resigned in disgrace at the 2001 election after his vote rorting activities were exposed at the Shepherdson inquiry. This did not cause any noticeable electoral damage to his successor, Desley Scott. ASSESSMENT: Labor retain | |