Shane Knuth
Shane Knuth | |
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| Assumed office 7 February 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Christine Scott |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shane Andrew Knuth 7 September 1966 |
| Relations | Jeff Knuth (brother) |
Shane Andrew Knuth (born 7 September 1966) is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the
Biography
Knuth was born in the
Shane Knuth entered the state parliament as the member for Charters Towers at the
Charters Towers was abolished in a redistribution ahead of the
On 30 October 2011, Knuth resigned from the Liberal National Party to join Katter's Australian Party. Though most LNP MPs at the time were former Nationals like Knuth, Knuth contended the merger had been a Liberal takeover that had been "disastrous" for regional representation, and left rural MPs shut out of decision-making. Knuth also cited reports that the LNP's organisational wing grilled candidates, and had paid a former Labor official for compromising information on Labor MPs, including their sexual behaviour, as having influenced his decision.[2]
At the 2012 state election, despite a massive swing to the LNP statewide, Knuth easily retained his seat, defeating his replacement as LNP candidate by a nearly 2-to-1 two-party margin, winning enough primary votes to retain the seat outright. He was re-elected almost as easily in 2015.
Dalrymple was abolished in a redistribution ahead of the 2017 election, and Knuth transferred to Hill, essentially the northern portion of his old seat. Although it was notionally a marginal Australian Party seat, Knuth won it on a massive swing of almost 15 percent, turning Hill into a very safe seat in one stroke.
References
- ^ Green, Antony (2004). "Charters Towers". 2004 Queensland Election. ABC Elections. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ Jessica Marszalek (30 October 2011). "LNP MP defects to Katter's Australian Party". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
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