Len Reid
| Len Reid | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Holt |
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In office 25 October 1969 – 2 December 1972 |
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| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Max Oldmeadow |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 September 1916 Clifton Hill, Victoria |
| Died | 22 April 2003 (aged 86) Melbourne, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Swallow |
| Children | Roger and Virginia |
| Occupation | Fighter pilot, dairy farmer |
| Profession | BP petroleum company |
| Awards | Distinguished Flying Cross |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Australia
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| Service/branch |
 Royal Australian Air Force
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| Years of service | 1940–1946 1948–1954 |
| Rank | Flight Lieutenant |
| Commands | No. 79 Squadron RAAF |
| Battles/wars | |
Leonard Stanley Reid DFC (21 September 1916 – 22 April 2003) was an Australian fighter pilot and politician, representing the Liberal Party of Australia as a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and the Australian House of Representatives.
Reid served as a fighter pilot in both the Royal Australian Air Force and on attachment to the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on 4 December 1942. After the war, he ran a dairy farm in Cranbourne, Victoria before being elected to the Electoral district of Dandenong at the 1958 Victorian state election. Reid served as the member for Dandenong for 11 years before resigning his seat to contest the newly created federal Division of Holt, which covered much of the same area as Dandenong, at the 1969 Federal Election. Reid won narrowly, but was defeated at the 1972 Federal Election partly due to the swing that ousted the McMahon government and partly due to demographic changes which saw Dandenong develop as a major industrial centre.
Whilst a member of the lower House he crossed the floor and voted with the Labor Party or abstained from voting.
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