John Hallett | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Canning |
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In office 30 November 1963 – 18 May 1974 |
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Preceded by | Neil McNeill |
Succeeded by | Mel Bungey |
Personal details | |
Born |
Narrogin, Western Australia |
9 October 1917
Died | 9 August 1999 | (aged 81)
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Australian Country Party |
Occupation | Farmer |
John Mead Hallett (9 October 1917 – 9 August 1999) was an Australian politician. Born in Rexdale, a suburb of Toronto in Canada, his family moved to Australia in 1919 where he was educated at Guildford Grammar School in Perth, after which he became a farmer at Corrigin. He was the director of Farmers' Weekly before becoming President of the Western Australian Country Party in 1962; the following year, he relinquished the presidency to run for the Australian House of Representatives in the Liberal-held seat of Canning. Hallett was successful, and held the seat until his defeat in 1974. He died in 1999.