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'''Brenton Roy Best''' (born 13 November 1963) is an Australian politician. He was elected to the [[Tasmanian House of Assembly]] in 1996 as a [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor]] member for [[Division of Braddon (state)|Braddon]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Best was born on 13 November 1963 in [[Devonport, Tasmania]].<ref name=gov>{{cite Tas Parliament |id=bestb701 |title=Brenton Roy Best |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref><br />
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At the age of 17 he began working as an engine driver, and was elected in 1987 to be the Tasmanian organiser of the Federated Engine Drivers and Fireman's Association of Australasia, and in 1994 to the [[Tasmanian Trades & Labor Council]] and [[Devonport, Tasmania#Government|Alderman Devonport City Council]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://brentonbest.com/bio/ |title=Brenton's Bio |publisher=brentonbest.com |accessdate=12 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714231211/http://brentonbest.com/bio/ |archivedate=14 July 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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==Electoral history==<br />
He was elected to the [[Tasmanian House of Assembly]] on 24 February 1996 for the [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor Party]], and was defeated on 15 March 2014.<ref name=gov/><br />
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In 2017, Best lost a recount in [[Division of Braddon (state)|Braddon]] after nominating as an [[Independent politician|Independent]] [[Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)|Labor]] candidate.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brenton Best unloads on Labor after losing Braddon recount, eyes off next state election |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-04-04/brenton-best-unloads-on-labor-after-losing-braddon-recount/8414246 |publisher=ABC News}}</ref> He later ran in the [[2018 Tasmanian state election|2018 state election]] and received 593 votes.<br />
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[[Category:1963 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly]]<br />
[[Category:Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania]]<br />
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