John Armitage | |
Honorific-Suffix: | OAM |
Constituency Mp2: | Mitchell |
Parliament2: | Australian |
Predecessor2: | Roy Wheeler |
Successor2: | Les Irwin |
Term Start2: | 9 December 1961 |
Term End2: | 30 November 1963 |
Constituency Mp1: | Chifley |
Parliament1: | Australian |
Predecessor1: | New seat |
Successor1: | Russ Gorman |
Term Start1: | 25 October 1969 |
Term End1: | 4 February 1983 |
Birth Date: | 1920 11, df=y |
Birth Place: | Sydney |
Death Place: | Beecroft, New South Wales |
Nationality: | Australian |
Party: | Australian Labor Party |
Occupation: | Bank officer |
Allegiance: | Australia |
Branch: | Australian Army |
Serviceyears: | 1942–1945 |
Rank: | Gunner |
Unit: | 35th Heavy Artillery Battery |
John Lindsay Armitage OAM (11 November 1920 – 13 April 2009) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was educated at Sydney Technical High School before undergoing military service from 1942 to 1945.[1] 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 Les Irwin in 1963, but in 1969 won the new seat of Chifley. He held the position until his retirement in 1983.[2] [3]