John Armitage

John Lindsay Armitage (born 11 November 1920) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was educated at Sydney Technical High School before undergoing military service from 1942 to 1945. 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 Leslie Irwin in 1963, but in 1969 won the new seat of Chifley. He held the seat until his retirement in 1983.cite web|last=Carr|first=Adam|title=Australian Election Archive|work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia|year=2008|accessdate=2008-05-17]

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NAME = Armitage, John Lindsay
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH = 11 November 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH = Sydney, New South Wales
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