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Les MacFarlane

John Leslie Stuart MacFarlane was an Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Elsey in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1983. He was Speaker from 1975 to 1984.

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Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Years Term Electoral division Party
1974–1977 1st Elsey Country Liberal
1977–1980 2nd Elsey Country Liberal
1980–1983 3rd Elsey Country Liberal

John Leslie Stuart MacFarlane (26 March 1919 – 15 January 1986) was an Australian politician. He was the Country Liberal Party member for Elsey in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1974 to 1983. He was Speaker from 1975 to 1984.1

Before his election to parliament, MacFarlane was chair of the "Rights for Whites Committee", which opposed land rights for Aboriginal Australians.2

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References

  1. Green, Antony (2005). "Casuarina". 2005 Northern Territory Election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  2. McLaughlin, M. "How the CLP exploited the Kenbi land claim", Land Rights News, April 2016, p. 27.