Political Career
Prior to the 2002 state election he won Labor preselection for the electorate of Cheltenham, defeating incumbent Labor MP Murray De Laine. Weatherill, from the Labor Left faction, has held positions in the Labor government ministry since his election in 2002. Since 2001, he has been a regular patron at the Alberton Hotel in his north-western suburbs electorate.
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