Aided considerably by a statewide landslide victory for Labor , Crutchfield defeated long - serving incumbent Alister Paterson in the 2002 state election .
Aided considerably by a statewide landslide victory for Labor , Crutchfield took up his seat in parliament .
Aided considerably by a statewide landslide victory for Labor , Crutchfield defeated long - serving incumbent Alister Paterson in the 2002 state election , and took up his seat in parliament .