representation, and community relations. He was nominated for pre-selection to stand as the Liberal Party representative in the 1993 election for the federal Western Australian seat of Cowan. He won the seat, being the first Liberal candidate to do so. In 1993, Evans was an opposition backbencher when the Australian Labor Party was in government, led by Prime Minister, Paul Keating. In his first term as a backbencher, Evans raised policy issues including breast cancer research funding, improved environment awareness for natural fauna, and worked with Indigenous policy. He was reelected in 1996, with the Liberal Party winning majority and forming government under Prime Minister John Howard. In his second term, Evans gained international recognition for his stance on feral cat management, raised awareness on the need to rethink disability policy, and gained recognition for bringing improved constituent management practices to politicians. He was a member of a parliamentary inquiry into franchise business practices and regulations which lead to significant changes to Australian trade practice legislation that introduced the world first mandatory Code of Conduct for Franchising. He won high praise for his work in the environment, specifically protecting native fauna from feral cats which led, in time, with the implementation of a coordinated national approach to ethically managing feral cats in 2014. Evans stood for reelection in 1998 but lost his seat to a high-profile former state parliament minister. Political parody In popular culture, Evans’ political career and stance on key issues has been parodied by actor Eric Bana in a segment from Australian comedy show 'Full Frontal' (October 1996) and he was included in a 2013 segment by John Oliver on 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' on gun control in the U.S. versus Australia. Author Evans was first encouraged to write on a visit to the Republican Convention in San Diego in 1996, when he met Norman Mailer at Dobson's Bar. All of Evans’ political thrillers are set in and around the workings of the national Commonwealth Parliament of Australia. Evans brings his unique insider view of not only how the Australian political system operates, the untold stories of power and manipulation of perceptions, but also provides a visual on the physical environment of Australia's Parliament House. Politics, as a genre, provides a rich tapestry of characters all working their self-interest and power and with contemporary and historical consequences of their actions. The Democracy Trilogy Evans took