Editing Tony Windsor (section)

==New South Wales political career==
In the [[1991 New South Wales state election|1991 election]], Windsor was first elected to the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] as the [[Electoral district of Tamworth|Member for Tamworth]]. Windsor had originally sought [[National Party of Australia – NSW|National Party]] preselection for this seat, but allegations in regards to a drink-driving incident arose on the day of his preselection, and the National Party endorsed another candidate.<ref>{{Cite news
 |url         = http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/election2010/7949068/five-men-may-control-countrys-destiny
 |author      = Davies, Shaun
 |title       = Five men may control country's destiny
 |work        = [[Nine News]]
 |location    = Australia
 |date        = 22 August 2010
 |accessdate  = 5 March 2011
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112254/http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/election2010/7949068/five-men-may-control-countrys-destiny
 |archivedate = 6 July 2011
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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news
      | url        = http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/7838406/no-love-lost-between-bedfellows/
      | author     = Parker, Gareth
      | title      = No love lost between bedfellows
      | work       = [[The West Australian]]
      | date       = 28 August 2010
      | accessdate = 5 March 2011}}</ref> In spite of the allegations, Windsor won as an independent candidate and held the seat for ten years.  Windsor was one of the four independents who held the balance of power after [[Nick Greiner]]'s [[Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division)|Liberal]]-National [[Coalition (Australia)|Coalition]] lost 10 seats, resulting in a [[hung parliament]].  His decision to support the incumbent Coalition government ensured a second term in government for Greiner. After an adverse ruling by the [[Independent Commission Against Corruption (New South Wales)|Independent Commission Against Corruption]] against Greiner for offering former minister [[Terry Metherell]] a patronage job, the Labor opposition tabled a [[motion of no confidence]] in the government.  Windsor and the other three independents told Greiner that unless he resigned, they would withdraw their support from the government and support the no-confidence motion.  Rather than face certain defeat in the House, Greiner resigned and was succeeded by [[John Fahey (politician)|John Fahey]].<ref>{{Cite news
      | url        = http://www.smh.com.au/federal-election/winning-over-a-tough-crowd-20100827-13vyy.html
      | author     = Humphries, David
      | title      =Winning over a tough crowd 
      | work       = [[The Sydney Morning Herald]]
      | date       = 28 August 2010
      | accessdate = 15 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last= Ward |first= Ian |date=December 1992 |title= Australian Political Chronicle: January–June 1992 |journal= Australian Journal of Politics and History |volume= 38 |issue= 3 |pages= 421–422 |issn=0004-9522}}</ref>