Donald William Pegler is an Australian politician. He was an independent member of the South Australian House of Assembly electorate of Mount Gambier from the 2010 election to the 2014 election.
A resident of Kongorong, South Australia, Pegler was the mayor of the District Council of Grant before entering state politics. He narrowly defeated Liberal candidate and Mount Gambier Mayor Steve Perryman with a primary vote of 36 percent and a two-candidate preferred vote of 50.4 percent, succeeding retiring independent MHA Rory McEwen.[1][2]
In May 2013, Pegler stated that he had changed his view on voluntary euthanasia, and after opposing a bill to legalise it in 2012, now supported such a move.[3]
References edit
- ^ "District of Mount Gambier - Electoral Results". ECSA: Election 2010. Electoral Commission of South Australia. March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ "District Council of Grant: Mayors Welcome". District Council of Grant. 14 February 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ The Border Watch: 6 May 2013
External links edit
- "Pegler, Don". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.