John Knight (Australian politician)
John Knight | |
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Senator for Australian Capital Territory | |
In office 13 December 1975 – 4 March 1981 | |
Succeeded by | Margaret Reid |
Personal details | |
Born | Armidale, New South Wales | 20 November 1943
Died | 4 March 1981 | (aged 37)
Political party | Liberal |
John William Knight (20 November 1943 – 4 March 1981) was an Australian politician. He represented the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) in the Senate, for the Liberal Party of Australia, from 1975 until his death in 1981.
Knight was born in
In 1975, the ACT and the Northern Territory each became entitled to elect two senators to the Senate, and John Knight (Liberal) and Susan Ryan (Labor) were elected as the ACT's first two senators on 13 December 1975. He was re-elected at the 1977 election.
John Knight represented the Commonwealth government at the bicentenary celebrations of Captain James Cook's arrival in Hawaii, in January 1978. In March 1978 he was appointed the Government Deputy Whip in the Senate.
Knight died suddenly on 4 March 1981. The casual vacancy created by his death was filled by Margaret Reid.
Sources
- Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia, 20th ed, 1978