• Liberal Party Senator for WA
• Shadow Minister for Defence (since 3 Mar 2011)
  Shadow Minister for Defence (since 22 Sep 2008)
• Became a Senator on 1 July 2002 — General election
• Email me whenever David Johnston speaks (no more than once per day)

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Matters of Public Interest: Western Australia: Election (20 Mar 2013)

“Today I want to talk about the very fantastic phenomenon that was the Western Australian state election. In May 2001 the Labor Party, for the first time in my home state's history, took control of both chambers of our state parliament. The first thing they sought to do was change the electoral boundaries but, because of a constitutional mechanism called 'entrenchment', they needed an absolute...”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: National Broadband Network, Media (19 Mar 2013)

“This is, undoubtedly, the most dysfunctional government we have ever seen, politically and administratively. It is more than a year ago that Mr Finkelstein did his report and provided the government with a path to media reform. The question must be asked by someone: what has this minister been doing for the last 12 months? What has he been doing? We know he has been doing a bit of skiing and...”

Questions without Notice: Take Note of Answers: National Broadband Network, Media (19 Mar 2013)

“Truth!”

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• Has spoken in 39 debates in the last year — below average amongst Senators.
• People have made 16 comments on this Senator's speeches — well above average amongst Senators.
• 34 people are tracking whenever this Senator speaks — email me whenever David Johnston speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 303 times in debates — above average amongst Senators. (Why is this here?)