John Armitage (politician)

John Armitage
OAM
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Chifley
In office
25 October 1969 – 4 February 1983
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded byRuss Gorman
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Mitchell
In office
9 December 1961 – 30 November 1963
Preceded byRoy Wheeler
Succeeded byLes Irwin
Personal details
Born(1920-11-11)11 November 1920
Sydney
Died13 April 2009(2009-04-13) (aged 88)
Beecroft, New South Wales
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
OccupationBank officer
Military service
AllegianceAustralia Australia
Branch/serviceAustralian Army
Years of service1942–1945
RankGunner
Unit35th Heavy Artillery Battery

John Lindsay Armitage OAM (11 November 1920 – 13 April 2009) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was educated at Sydney Technical High School before undergoing military service from 1942 to 1945.[1] He became a bank officer with the Commonwealth and Reserve Banks before his election to the Australian House of Representatives in 1961, when he defeated Roy Wheeler for the seat of Mitchell, representing the Labor Party. He was defeated by Liberal Les Irwin in 1963, but in 1969 won the new seat of Chifley. He held the position until his retirement in 1983.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "World War II Nominal Roll". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. ^ Stephens, Tony (27 April 2009). "'Atom Bomb' was numbers man". Obituaries. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  3. ^ Carr, Adam. "Australian Election Archive". Psephos. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Member for Mitchell
1961–1963 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
new seat
 Member for Chifley
1969–1983 		Succeeded by


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