(econ) (Hons) from the London School of Economics and a PhD from the Australian National University.
A redistribution ahead of the 1993 election pushed his seat to the south, adding Liberal-friendly territory south of the city centre, cutting his margin from an already slender 3.7 percent to an extremely marginal 1.7 percent.
It did not help matters that voters were angry at the state Labor government over the collapse of the State Bank of South Australia, These factors led to his defeat by Liberal challenger Trish Worth at the 1993 election.
[1] Professor Catley was Head of the University of Newcastle's Central Coast School of Business at its Ourimbah Campus.
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