# Alexander Panton

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{{Short description|Australian politician}}

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| office1             = [11th Speaker of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly](/source/Speaker_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly)
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| term_start2         = 13 April 1930
| term_end2           = 25 December 1951
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| birth_place         = [Alma](/source/Alma%2C_Victoria), [Victoria](/source/Victoria_(state))
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'''Alexander Hugh Panton''' (20 March 1877 – 25 December 1951)<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49007219|title=Mr. A. H. Panton dies after short illness|date=26 December 1951|work=The West Australian|via=Trove|accessdate=6 April 2015}}</ref> was an Australian politician. He was a [Labor](/source/Australian_Labor_Party_(Western_Australian_Branch)) member of the [Western Australian Legislative Council](/source/Western_Australian_Legislative_Council) from 1919 to 1922, before entering the [Western Australian Legislative Assembly](/source/Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly) in 1924, representing [Menzies](/source/Electoral_district_of_Menzies). He transferred to [Leederville](/source/Electoral_district_of_Leederville) in 1930 and served until 1951. From 1933 to 1938 he was [Speaker of the Assembly](/source/Speaker_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly).<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Members |publisher=[Parliament of Western Australia](/source/Parliament_of_Western_Australia) |year=2011 |url=http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Members+-+Former |accessdate=10 October 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927062045/http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/web/newwebparl.nsf/iframewebpages/Members%2B-%2BFormer |archivedate=27 September 2011 }}</ref> He served as minister for [Health](/source/Minister_for_Health_(Western_Australia)), and later [Mines](/source/Minister_for_Mines_and_Petroleum_(Western_Australia)) under the [Willcock ministry](/source/Willcock_ministry).<ref name=":0" />

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{{s-ttl|title=[Speaker of the Legislative Assembly](/source/Speaker_of_the_Western_Australian_Legislative_Assembly) | years=1933{{spaced ndash}}1938}}
{{s-aft|after=[William Johnson](/source/William_Johnson_(Western_Australian_politician))}}
{{s-bef|before=[Harry Millington](/source/Harry_Millington_(politician))}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member for [Leederville](/source/Electoral_district_of_Leederville) |years=1930{{spaced ndash}}1951}}
{{s-aft|after=[Ted Johnson](/source/Ted_Johnson_(politician))}}
{{s-bef|before=[John Mullany](/source/John_Mullany)}}
{{s-ttl|title=Member for [Menzies](/source/Electoral_district_of_Menzies) |years=1924{{spaced ndash}}1930}}
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{{succession box | title=Member for [West Province](/source/West_Province_(Western_Australia)) | before=[Henry Briggs](/source/Henry_Briggs_(politician)) | years=1919-1922 | after=[George Potter](/source/George_Potter_(politician))}}
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Category:Ministers for health (Western Australia)

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