Editing Wilson Tuckey (section)

==Early life==
Tuckey was born in [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]. Before entering the Federal Parliament, he was a businessman and hotelier.

From 23 May 1964 until 1 March 1965, Tuckey was the last mayor of the town of [[Carnarvon, Western Australia|Carnarvon]]; after that date the Town was amalgamated into the [[Shire of Carnarvon]]. Tuckey went on to serve as the first Shire president from 22 May 1965 until June 1971. Thereafter he was a councillor for the Shire's Commercial Ward until 1979.

In 1967, while employed as a [[public house|publican]] in Carnarvon, Tuckey was convicted of assault after striking an [[Australian Aborigine|Aboriginal]] man with a length of steel cable and fined $50.<ref name="SMHFeneley">{{Cite news|first=Rick |last=Feneley |title=Nasty and deserved end for our wild Uncle Wilson |url=http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/nasty-and-deserved-end-for-our-wild-uncle-wilson-20100827-13vxb.html |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=[[Fairfax Media]] |date=2010-08-28|access-date=2010-09-02}}</ref><ref name=Heckler>{{Cite news
|title=Heckler from hell lives to torment another day
|author=Crabb, Annabel
|work=[[The Age]]
|publisher = [[Fairfax Media]]
|date=2003-08-23
|url= http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/22/1061529333629.html
|access-date=2007-12-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Tuckey's dreams in ruins | work=Australian Associated Press | date=22 August 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=PM takes his feather duster to 'Iron Bar' | work=Sunday Mail | date=24 August 2003 }}</ref> The man was allegedly being held down by Tuckey's brother at the time.<ref>{{cite news | title=Tough tactics | work=Sun Herald | date=26 May 1991 }}</ref> Tuckey has had the nickname "Ironbar" ever since.