Member of the New South Wales Parliament for Northern Tablelands
In office 27 March 1999 – 20 March 2013
Preceded by
Ray Chappell
Succeeded by
Adam Marshall
29th Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
In office 8 May 2007 – 2 May 2011
Premier
Morris Iemma Nathan Rees Kristina Keneally
Preceded by
John Aquilina
Succeeded by
Shelley Hancock
Personal details
Born
(1961-03-26) 26 March 1961 (age 63) Belmore, New South Wales, Australia
Political party
Independent (state) National (federal, 2012–2013)
Occupation
Politician
Website
NSW Parliament profile
George Richard Torbay (born 26 March 1961), an Australian politician, was an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Northern Tablelands from 1999 to 2013. Torbay was the 30th Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, serving from 2007 until 2011, and was the first independent member to be Speaker of the House since 1913. Prior to his election to state parliament, he served as Mayor of Armidale City Council from 1995 to 1998.[1][2]
^Nicholls, Matt (3 April 2014). "Torbay in limbo". Star News Group Pty. Ltd. Armidale Independent. Archived from the original on 7 April 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^"The Hon. (Richard) George Richard Torbay (1961– )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
George RichardTorbay (born 26 March 1961), an Australian politician, was an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing...
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challenged for his seat by RichardTorbay, a popular former mayor of Armidale who was running as an independent. In a surprise result, Torbay defeated Chappell...
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Windsor, who had decided to retire. Independent state parliamentarian RichardTorbay had been preselected as National candidate in August 2012, but was pushed...
the Speaker ceases to be associated with their former party. In 2007, RichardTorbay was the first independent Speaker since 1917, breaking a pattern of...
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total of 2 the Australian Democrats won 1 seat for a total of 2 (although Richard Jones was sitting as an independent) One Nation won 1 seat for a total...
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county, with eight districts, and two unitary authority areas: Plymouth and Torbay. Devon has a varied geography. It contains Dartmoor and part of Exmoor,...
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Torbay Lifeboat Station is the base for Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) search and rescue operations at Brixham, Devon in England. Brixham Lifeboat...
office 8 May 2007 – 4 March 2011 Serving with Grant McBride Speaker RichardTorbay Preceded by New title Succeeded by Andrew Fraser Member of the New South...
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