He then ran -- and won -- as an independent candidate in the 1997 general election and then was defeated by a Liberal in 2000 .
Nunziata was expelled from the Liberal Party in 1996 for voting against the budget .
Nunziata then ran -- and won -- as an independent candidate in the 1997 general election and then was defeated by a Liberal Party in 2000 .
Nunziata was expelled from the Liberal Party in 1996 for voting against the budget .