Peter Knott
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Peter John Knott was an Australia
n politician, elected as a member of the Australian House of Representatives
. He represented Gilmore
from 1993 to 1996 for the Australian Labor Party
(ALP).
He was a librarian and teacher before entering Parliament.
In Parliament, he was a member of the House of Representatives Standing Committees on:
He was a member of the Joint Committees on:
He was defeated in the 1996 election, but contested the 2001 elections for the ALP. In the 2001 campaign he caused controversy by suggesting that the 11 September 2001 attacks were a result of United States
foreign policy. He later withdrew this comment. Nevertheless, there was a 11% swing against the ALP at the election, which was the largest swing to the Liberal Party
of any seat in Australia.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician, elected as a member of the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
. He represented Gilmore
Division of Gilmore
The Division of Gilmore is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Dame Mary Gilmore, the poet and author. It is located in the Shoalhaven the southern Illawarra regions, extending from Warilla in the north to Durras in the south, then...
from 1993 to 1996 for the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
(ALP).
He was a librarian and teacher before entering Parliament.
In Parliament, he was a member of the House of Representatives Standing Committees on:
- Transport, Communications and Infrastructure (1993–1996)
- Televising of the House of Representatives (1993–1996)
He was a member of the Joint Committees on:
- Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings (1993–1996)
- Native Title (1994–1995)
- Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund (1995–1996)
He was defeated in the 1996 election, but contested the 2001 elections for the ALP. In the 2001 campaign he caused controversy by suggesting that the 11 September 2001 attacks were a result of United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
foreign policy. He later withdrew this comment. Nevertheless, there was a 11% swing against the ALP at the election, which was the largest swing to the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
of any seat in Australia.