Bill McKinnon (politician)

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William Gillies McKinnon (born 24 January 1933) is a former Australian politician.

He was born in Barrhead, Scotland. In 1977 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor member for Franklin in a recount following Bill Neilson's resignation. Defeated in 1979, he returned later that year in the recount that followed Eric Barnard's resignation. He was defeated in 1986. [1]

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References

  1. "McKinnon, William Gillies". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania . Retrieved 24 July 2022.