Peter Crisp
{{short description|Australian politician}}
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{{Use Australian English|date=June 2015}}
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| name = Peter Crisp
| honorific-suffix = MP
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| constituency_AM = Mildura
| assembly = Victorian Legislative
| term_start = 25 November 2006
| term_end = 24 November 2018
| predecessor = Russell Savage
| majority =
| successor = Ali Cupper
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|5|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Mildura, Victoria
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| party = National Party
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| profession = Engineer
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| website = {{URL|petercrisp.net.au}}
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Peter Laurence Crisp (born 22 May 1954) is an Australian politician. He was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2018, representing Mildura. He was formerly a Wentworth Shire Councillor.{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/members/id/1677|title=Members Information – Peter Crisp (Mildura)|publisher=Parliament of Victoria|accessdate=12 December 2011}}
Early life
Crisp holds an engineering degree from Ballarat University and was a horticulturist and milk distributor before entering politics. He also served as the Chairman of the Sunraysia Citrus Growers, and was on the board of the Australian Citrus Growers.
Political career
Crisp came to prominence as the chairman of the Save the Food Bowl Alliance, a community group opposed to the plans of the Bracks government to build a toxic waste dump at Nowingi, in north-west Victoria.{{cite web | title = Save the Food Bowl Alliance | url = http://www.notoxicdump.info/ | access-date = 26 July 2007 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20071008045416/http://www.notoxicdump.info/ | archive-date = 8 October 2007 | url-status = dead }} He resigned his position as chairman after winning National Party pre-selection for the local electorate of Mildura, contesting the seat against the Independent Russell Savage.
Savage had held Mildura since 1996, and had polled more than 50% of the primary vote in the 2002 election. Crisp was able to out-poll Savage 40% to 33% on primary vote and won the seat on preferences, a 25-point swing against the incumbent.{{cite web | title = Victorian Electoral Commission | url = http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/state2006resultMilduraDistrict.html | access-date = 26 July 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070911162201/http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/state2006resultMilduraDistrict.html | archive-date = 11 September 2007 | url-status = dead }}
In January 2007, the government abandoned plans to build the Nowingi waste dump after an Environmental Effects Statement recommended against the proposal, as well as acknowledging overwhelming community opposition.{{cite news | title = The Herald Sun – 9 January 2007 | url = http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,21032822-2862,00.html | agency=Australian Associated Press | date=9 January 2007}}
Crisp was the Nationals spokesperson for Public Transport and Major Projects from 2006 until February 2008 after the National Party and the Liberal Party entered into a coalition.
At the 2018 Victorian state election, Crisp was defeated by independent Ali Cupper, a former deputy mayor of the Rural City of Mildura, with a swing against him of over eight percent.{{cite news |title=Victoria Election 2018 Results |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/vic/2018/results?filter=all&sort=az |access-date=2024-12-26 |publisher=ABC News|location=Australia}}
Personal life
Crisp is married with three children.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}
Controversy
In early 2014, Crisp was charged with several firearms offences—including possession of a prohibited firearm and the possession of guns without a licence—after reporting the theft of three guns from his farm in New South Wales.{{cite news|title=Coalition's hold on Victorian Parliament threatened as Mildura MP Peter Crisp faces firearms charges|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-22/victorian-mp-charged-with-firearms-offences/5277350|accessdate=4 March 2014|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia|date=24 February 2014}} He attended a court hearing in June 2014, and was found not guilty of three charges, with another three charges dismissed. He pleaded guilty to failing to prevent the loss or theft of a firearm, and was placed on a good behaviour bond.{{cite news|title=Peter Crisp, Mildura MP, cleared of most serious fire arms charges in New South Wales court|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-06-02/mildura-mp-crisp-appears-in-court-on-firearms-related-charges/5494200|accessdate=4 September 2015|publisher=ABC News|location=Australia|date=2 June 2014}}
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Category:National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
Category:Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly