Peter Knott

Peter John Knott (born 8 August 1956) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the Australian House of Representatives. He represented Gilmore from 1993 to 1996 for the Australian Labor Party (ALP).

He was a librarian and teacher before entering Parliament.

In Parliament, he was a member of the House of Representatives Standing Committees on:

• Transport, Communications and Infrastructure (1993–1996)
• Televising of the House of Representatives (1993–1996)

He was a member of the Joint Committees on:

• Broadcasting of Parliamentary Proceedings (1993–1996)
• Native Title (1994–1995)
• Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund (1995–1996)^[1]

He was defeated in the 1996 election, but contested the 2001 elections for the ALP. In the 2001 campaign he caused controversy by suggesting that the 11 September 2001 attacks were a result of United States foreign policy. He later withdrew this comment.^[2] Nevertheless, there was an 11% swing against the ALP at the election,^[3] which was the largest swing to the Liberal Party of any seat in Australia.

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