ets ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States <0x0A> </s> ▁Robert ▁Gordon ▁Arthur ▁Roberts ▁( born ▁ 2 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 5 2 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Australian ▁politician , ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁Member ▁for ▁C ess no ck ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁for ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁between ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁time ▁since ▁its ▁creation ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁that ▁C ess no ck ▁was ▁not ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Labor ▁Party . ▁He ▁defeated ▁long time ▁Labor ▁inc umb ent ▁Stan ▁Ne illy ▁amid ▁the ▁Liber als ' ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁lands lide . ▁Ne illy ▁led ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁count , ▁but ▁National ▁prefer ences ▁flow ed ▁over wh el ming ly ▁to ▁Roberts ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁count , ▁allowing ▁Roberts ▁to ▁win ▁by ▁less ▁than ▁ 3 0 0 ▁votes . ▁Ne illy ▁re to ok ▁the ▁seat ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁rem atch . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sing leton , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁entering ▁Parliament , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁Coun c ill or ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁M ait land ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁Sing leton ▁Council . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁he ▁stood ▁un success fully ▁for ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁federal ▁seat ▁of ▁Pat erson . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁Legisl ative