Baker was the member for the south-eastern rural seat of Victoria (renamed MacKillop in 1993) from 1985 until 1997, when he unexpectedly lost his seat to independent Mitch Williams, who joined the Liberal Party in 1999.
Baker was the member for the south-eastern rural seat of Victoria (renamed MacKillop in 1993) from 1985. Baker remained in parliament until the 1997 election where he unexpectedly lost his seat to independent Mitch Williams, who joined the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia in 1999.