Mick Cotter
Australian retired politician
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John Francis "Mick" Cotter OAM (born 21 March 1935) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served in the House of Representatives from 1975 to 1980, representing the Western Australian seat of Kalgoorlie.
Mick Cotter | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Kalgoorlie | |
| In office 13 December 1975 – 18 October 1980 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Collard |
| Succeeded by | Graeme Campbell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1935 |
| Party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Pastoralist, prospector |
Early life
Cotter was born on 21 March 1935 in Yarram, Victoria. Prior to entering politics he worked for periods as a prospector, miner, contractor and pastoralist, including as manager of Fraser Range Station for a period. He was a member of the Pastoralists' and Graziers' Association of Western Australia.[1]
Cotter joined the Royal Flying Doctor Service in 1951.[1] He served on the national council for 26 years including a period as federal president.[2]
Politics
Cotter served on the Coolgardie Shire Council from 1965 to 1974, including as shire president from 1969.[1]
Cotter was an unsuccessful Liberal Party candidate at the 1974 federal election, losing to the incumbent Australian Labor Party member Fred Collard in the seat of Kalgoorlie.[3] He subsequently defeated Collard at the 1975 election and was re-elected in 1977. He was defeated at the 1980 election by ALP candidate Graeme Campbell.[1]
After his defeat, Cotter was an unsuccessful Liberal preselection candidate prior to the 1981 Curtin by-election.[4]
