When longtime Labor power broker Clyde Cameron announced his retirement ahead of the 1980 federal election, Scott was elected his successor in the north Adelaide seat of Hindmarsh. Scott was subsequently re-elected to the same seat at the 1983, 1984, 1987 and 1990 elections. Hindmarsh had long been one of the safest Labor seats in the country, but a 1984 redistribution made it slightly less secure for Labor. Demographic change during the 1980s made Labor's hold on the seat even more tenuous. As a result, Scott's margins were nowhere near as large as the ones Cameron had tallied over the previous 31 years.
A redistribution ahead of the 1993 federal election merged much of the abolished seat of Hawker, based on Glenelg and Holdfast Bay, into Hindmarsh. This cut Scott's already slim majority of 5.3 percent to an extremely marginal 1.2 percent. Additionally, the writs were dropped at a bad time for the South Australian state Labor government, which was hobbled by a massive debt load brought on by the collapse of the State Bank of South Australia. With these factors in mind, Scott retired at the end of his fifth term.
john, scott, australian, politician, other, people, named, john, scott, john, scott, disambiguation, john, lyden, scott, born, march, 1934, australian, politician, australian, labor, party, member, australian, house, representatives, from, 1980, 1993, john, sc. For other people named John Scott see John Scott disambiguation John Lyden Scott born 31 March 1934 is an Australian politician He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1980 to 1993 John ScottMember of the Australian Parliament for HindmarshIn office 18 October 1980 8 February 1993Preceded byClyde CameronSucceeded byChris GallusPersonal detailsBorn 1934 03 31 31 March 1934 age 90 Hamilton ScotlandNationalityScottish AustralianPolitical partyAustralian Labor PartyOccupationTrade unionist Scott was born in Hamilton Scotland He served in the Royal Air Force from 1955 to 1958 After emigrating to Australia he became active in the trade union movement serving as a member of the Amalgamated Metal Workers and Shipwrights Union council from 1969 to 1980 When longtime Labor power broker Clyde Cameron announced his retirement ahead of the 1980 federal election Scott was elected his successor in the north Adelaide seat of Hindmarsh Scott was subsequently re elected to the same seat at the 1983 1984 1987 and 1990 elections Hindmarsh had long been one of the safest Labor seats in the country but a 1984 redistribution made it slightly less secure for Labor Demographic change during the 1980s made Labor s hold on the seat even more tenuous As a result Scott s margins were nowhere near as large as the ones Cameron had tallied over the previous 31 years A redistribution ahead of the 1993 federal election merged much of the abolished seat of Hawker based on Glenelg and Holdfast Bay into Hindmarsh This cut Scott s already slim majority of 5 3 percent to an extremely marginal 1 2 percent Additionally the writs were dropped at a bad time for the South Australian state Labor government which was hobbled by a massive debt load brought on by the collapse of the State Bank of South Australia With these factors in mind Scott retired at the end of his fifth term External links editBiography for SCOTT John Lyden Parliament of Australia Preceded byClyde Cameron Member for Hindmarsh1980 1993 Succeeded byChris Gallus nbsp This article about an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Scott Australian politician amp oldid 1114126681, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
