Edgar Cyril Rushton (23 November 1922 – 23 August 1992) was an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1965 to 1988.
[2][3] On returning to Australia, Rushton worked at the Bank of New South Wales, initially in country areas and then closer to Perth.
[7] Retaining his transport portfolio, he also served as Deputy Premier and Minister for Emergency Services in O'Connor's new ministry, which was defeated at the following year's election.
[6] With the Liberal Party now in opposition, Rushton was one of four men to contest a leadership ballot in February 1984, along with O'Connor, Bill Hassell, and Barry MacKinnon.
[8][9] Re-elected again at the 1986 state election, Rushton underwent open-heart surgery in August 1987,[10] and, having missed much of the following parliamentary session, resigned on 25 February 1988.