Keith Wilson (South Australian politician)
- Keith Wilson (South Australian politician)
Keith Wilson (3 September 1900 – 28 September 1987) was an Australian politician.
He was a Senator for South Australia for the United Australia Party, elected in 1937, serving from 1938 to 1944. Wilson was then a "Rat of Tobruk", serving with the 2/7th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, in North Africa and in Borneo. [cite web
title =Commonwealth Members of Parliament who have served in war
publisher =Parliament of Australia
url =http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rb/2006-07/07rb10.htm
accessdate = 2007-09-28 ] After his return, he was a member of the House of Representatives for Sturt under the Liberal and Country League and Liberal Party of Australia from 1949 until his defeat by Labor's Norman Makin in 1954. Makin shifted to another seat, which saw Wilson recapture the seat at the next election in 1955. He held the seat until his retirement in 1966 which resulted in his son, Ian Wilson, gaining preselection of the seat, which he subsequently won.
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