Troy was elected to the seat of Mundaring in 1983, winning his seat by 16 votes. He served until the electorate was abolished in 1989. From 1989 until 1993, he represented the electorate of Swan Hills.[2][3][4]
Troy was one of three ministers sacked during a cabinet reshuffle in early 1991 and was the only one to stay in the parliamentary Labor Party.[5]
In 2004 Troy was appointed to a two-year term as commissioner for the Shire of York.[6]
References
^Gavan John Troy – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
^"Swan Hills". ABC News. 2005. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
^Emerson, Daniel (18 March 2013). "Roberts home by 23 votes in Midland". The West Australian. Midland is believed to be the closest electoral race since Labor's Gavan Troy won the former seat of Mundaring by 16 votes in 1983.
^Kaye, Tony (31 January 1991). "Lawrence defends sackings". The Australian Financial Review.