Paddy Embry
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| President of the New Country Party | |
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| Deputy | Frank Hough Jeff Knuth |
| Preceded by | Party established |
| Succeeded by | Chris Dodoff |
| Leader of Pauline Hanson's One Nation in Western Australia | |
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| Leader | John Fischer |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Frank Hough |
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for South West | |
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| Born | Patrick Paul Elliot Embry Script error: No such module "person date". Oundle, England |
| Died | Script error: No such module "person date". Western Australia |
| Party | New Country (2004–2008) |
Other political affiliations | One Nation (1998–2003) Independent (2003–2004) |
| SpouseScript error: No such module "Detect singular". | Patricia (Trish) Finnegan |
| Children | 4 |
| ParentScript error: No such module "Detect singular". | Basil Embry Margaret Elliot |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Politician |
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Patrick Paul Elliot "Paddy" Embry (19 October 1942 – 14 April 2026) was an Australian politician. The son of highly decorated Royal Air Force commander Air Chief Marshal Basil Embry, he emigrated from England to Western Australia as a teenager. He served as a member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for the South West Region from 2001 to 2005, initially for Pauline Hanson's One Nation, before resigning and co-founding the short-lived New Country Party.
Early life
Embry was born on 19 October 1942 in Oundle, England, the son of Air Chief Marshal Sir Basil Edward Embry and Lady Margaret (Hope) Elliot.[2] His family emigrated to Australia in 1956, and Embry arrived in Western Australia in December that year.
Political career
Embry joined Pauline Hanson's One Nation in 1998 and quickly rose to become the party's state vice-president (1999–2001) and a member of its policy committee. He was elected to the Legislative Council in the 2001 state election as one of three One Nation MLCs for the South West Region.
Citing internal divisions within the party, Embry resigned from One Nation on 15 May 2003 and sat as an independent.
In January 2004, Embry and fellow ex-One Nation MLC Frank Hough co-founded the New Country Party, positioning it as a rural-focused alternative. Embry served as its president until 2007. He denied claims that it was simply a One Nation clone.[3] The party was unsuccessful in the 2005 state election, and Embry lost his seat.
After leaving parliament, he contested the 2010 federal election for the Australian Senate in Western Australia as an independent but was unsuccessful.
Personal life and death
Embry married Patricia (Trish) Finnegan; the couple had four children. He died on 14 April 2026, aged 83.
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- ^ Requiem Mass notice for Patrick Paul Elliot Embry (known as Paddy Embry), Holy Family Church, Como, Western Australia. Death: 14 April 2026. Requiem Mass: Thursday 23 April 2026 at 10:20 am, 45 Thelma Street, Como 6152. Followed by refreshments in the Church Hall.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mr Patrick (Paddy) Embry". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Embry denies New Country Party a One Nation clone". ABC News. 3 September 2004. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
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