hiː dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd lˈeɪbɚɹ ˌɛmpˈiː fˈɪlɪp tˈaɪlɚɹ æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn ᵻlˈɛkʃən ænd wʌzɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə lˈɪbɚɹəlz ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wɛn hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt.
He defeated Labor MP Philip Tyler at the 1989 election and was a member of the Liberals until 2000 when he became an independent.