John Sibson

John Sibson (16 January 1930 – 11 December 2014) was an Australian politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1973 to 1983, representing the seat of Bunbury.

John Sibson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
In office 7 April 1973 – 19 February 1983
Preceded by	Maurice Williams
Succeeded by	Phil Smith
Constituency	Bunbury
Personal details
Born	16 January 1930 Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Died	11 December 2014 (aged 84) Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia
Political party	Liberal

Sibson was born in Perth, but raised on his parents' farm in Cowaramup, a country town in the South West. After leaving school he worked variously as a milk vendor, a transport contractor, a school-bus driver, and a car salesman.[1] A long-time member of the Liberal Party, Sibson entered parliament at the 1973 Bunbury by-election, which had been caused by the resignation of the sitting Liberal member, Maurice Williams. He held the seat until being defeated by Labor's Phil Smith at the 1983 state election.[2] After being defeated, Sibson was elected to the City of Bunbury council, serving a three-year term.[1] He attempted to re-enter parliament at the 1986 state election, but was unsuccessful, suffering a further swing against him.[2]

References

1. John Sibson – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
2. Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.