1104:
36:
347:
On 30 October 2011, Knuth resigned from the
Liberal National Party to join Katter's Australian Party. Though most LNP MPs at the time were former Nationals like Knuth, Knuth contended the merger had been a Liberal takeover that had been "disastrous" for regional representation, and left rural MPs
348:
shut out of decision-making. Knuth also cited reports that the LNP's organisational wing grilled candidates, and had paid a former Labor official for compromising information on Labor MPs, including their sexual behaviour, as having influenced his decision.
355:, despite a massive swing to the LNP statewide, Knuth easily retained his seat, defeating his replacement as LNP candidate by a nearly 2-to-1 two-party margin, winning enough primary votes to retain the seat outright. He was re-elected almost as easily in
366:, and Knuth transferred to Hill, essentially the northern portion of his old seat. Although it was notionally a marginal Australian Party seat, Knuth won it on a massive swing of almost 15 percent, turning Hill into a very safe seat in one stroke.
1175:
546:
1141:
1180:
1170:
1200:
1185:
537:
1134:
414:
1190:
271:
221:
1127:
558:
318:
325:, Knuth was re-elected with a large swing, reverting Charters Towers to its traditional status as a comfortably safe National seat.
841:
657:
332:, and Knuth opted to contest the new seat of Dalrymple. The new seat merged most of his former territory, including the city of
1195:
802:
976:
456:
259:
119:
926:
881:
827:
697:
530:
275:
226:
550:
792:
772:
667:
577:
337:
523:
478:
263:
255:
112:
363:
356:
352:
329:
322:
310:
344:. The new seat had a notional LNP majority of 57 percent, and Knuth won with only a small swing against him.
515:
1016:
279:
203:
787:
592:
333:
966:
797:
647:
587:
500:
267:
105:
996:
916:
762:
642:
26:
991:
767:
567:
439:
812:
677:
1165:
1074:
387:
303:
216:
99:
1160:
8:
901:
652:
732:
1115:
1050:
737:
632:
295:
192:
931:
871:
866:
712:
622:
291:
1103:
309:
Shane Knuth entered the state parliament as the member for
Charters Towers at the
1059:
981:
956:
861:
782:
707:
597:
448:
314:
254:(born 7 September 1966) is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the
157:
35:
1111:
1025:
941:
936:
891:
846:
807:
777:
702:
682:
602:
1154:
1035:
986:
851:
817:
727:
687:
612:
545:
341:
1083:
1064:
1030:
1006:
961:
951:
876:
722:
717:
607:
383:
946:
886:
856:
752:
747:
692:
637:
627:
90:
66:
971:
921:
896:
742:
662:
582:
572:
299:
238:
78:
911:
906:
836:
757:
617:
131:
1176:
National Party of
Australia members of the Parliament of Queensland
1001:
672:
1110:
This article about a
Liberal Party of Australia politician is a
328:
Charters Towers was abolished in a redistribution ahead of the
362:
Dalrymple was abolished in a redistribution ahead of the
412:
270:(2017–present). He has variously represented the
258:since 2004, representing three successive seats:
1181:Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians
1152:
1171:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
1135:
531:
415:"LNP MP defects to Katter's Australian Party"
58:21 September 2006 – 29 January 2008
1201:Liberal Party of Australia politician stubs
1142:
1128:
538:
524:
34:
1153:
1186:Katter's Australian Party politicians
519:
413:Jessica Marszalek (30 October 2011).
382:
1098:
47:Shadow Minister for Mines and Energy
1191:21st-century Australian politicians
13:
551:Legislative Assembly of Queensland
376:
336:, with part of the former seat of
321:on One Nation preferences. At the
14:
1212:
1102:
340:, represented by One Nation MP
256:Queensland Legislative Assembly
406:
1:
1196:People from Tully, Queensland
369:
1114:. You can help Knowledge by
285:
7:
217:Pauline Hanson's One Nation
10:
1217:
1097:
313:by defeating incumbent MP
1073:
1049:
1015:
826:
557:
507:
497:
492:
475:
470:
453:
445:
438:
280:Katter's Australian Party
245:
234:
210:
199:
172:
167:
163:
151:
139:
128:
96:
84:
72:
62:
51:
46:
42:
33:
21:
440:Parliament of Queensland
392:2004 Queensland Election
224:(before 1997, 1999–2008)
290:Knuth was born in the
276:Liberal National Party
100:Queensland Parliament
16:Australian politician
1017:Katter's Australian
902:John-Paul Langbroek
653:Stirling Hinchliffe
353:2012 state election
330:2009 state election
323:2006 state election
311:2004 state election
204:Katter's Australian
733:Margie Nightingale
252:Shane Andrew Knuth
177:Shane Andrew Knuth
1123:
1122:
1092:
1091:
633:Julieanne Gilbert
514:
513:
388:"Charters Towers"
306:parliamentarian.
249:
248:
193:Tully, Queensland
124:
117:
110:
1208:
1144:
1137:
1130:
1106:
1099:
932:Brent Mickelberg
872:Deb Frecklington
867:David Crisafulli
828:Liberal National
713:Corrine McMillan
623:Shannon Fentiman
540:
533:
526:
517:
516:
446:Preceded by
436:
435:
430:
429:
427:
425:
410:
404:
403:
401:
399:
380:
292:North Queensland
282:(2011–present).
266:(2009–2017) and
227:Liberal National
190:
187:7 September 1966
186:
184:
168:Personal details
154:
144:
122:
115:
108:
102:
87:
75:
56:
38:
19:
18:
1216:
1215:
1211:
1210:
1209:
1207:
1206:
1205:
1151:
1150:
1149:
1148:
1095:
1093:
1088:
1069:
1060:Michael Berkman
1045:
1011:
982:Christian Rowan
862:Michael Crandon
842:Stephen Bennett
822:
783:Meaghan Scanlon
708:Melissa McMahon
658:Jennifer Howard
553:
547:Current members
544:
504:
487:Seat abolished
482:
465:Seat abolished
460:
457:Charters Towers
451:
449:Christine Scott
434:
433:
423:
421:
411:
407:
397:
395:
394:. ABC Elections
381:
377:
372:
334:Charters Towers
315:Christine Scott
288:
274:(2004–08), the
260:Charters Towers
230:
225:
220:
212:
211:Other political
200:Political party
191:
188:
182:
180:
179:
178:
158:Christine Scott
152:
147:7 February 2004
146:
140:
135:
120:Charters Towers
118:
111:
103:
98:
85:
73:
57:
52:
29:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1214:
1204:
1203:
1198:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1147:
1146:
1139:
1132:
1124:
1121:
1120:
1107:
1090:
1089:
1087:
1086:
1080:
1078:
1071:
1070:
1068:
1067:
1062:
1056:
1054:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1026:Stephen Andrew
1022:
1020:
1013:
1012:
1010:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
942:Steve Minnikin
939:
937:Lachlan Millar
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
892:David Janetzki
889:
884:
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
847:Jarrod Bleijie
844:
839:
833:
831:
824:
823:
821:
820:
815:
810:
808:Adrian Tantari
805:
803:Jimmy Sullivan
800:
795:
790:
788:Robert Skelton
785:
780:
778:Bruce Saunders
775:
770:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
738:Barry O'Rourke
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
705:
703:Lance McCallum
700:
695:
690:
685:
683:Brittany Lauga
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
645:
640:
635:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
603:Mick de Brenni
600:
595:
593:Craig Crawford
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
564:
562:
555:
554:
543:
542:
535:
528:
520:
512:
511:
506:
496:
490:
489:
484:
474:
468:
467:
462:
452:
447:
443:
442:
432:
431:
419:Brisbane Times
405:
374:
373:
371:
368:
298:. His brother
287:
284:
278:(2008–11) and
272:National Party
247:
246:
243:
242:
236:
232:
231:
214:
208:
207:
206:(2011–present)
201:
197:
196:
176:
174:
170:
169:
165:
164:
161:
160:
155:
149:
148:
142:Assumed office
137:
136:
129:
126:
125:
109:(2017–present)
97:Member of the
94:
93:
88:
82:
81:
76:
70:
69:
64:
60:
59:
49:
48:
44:
43:
40:
39:
31:
30:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1213:
1202:
1199:
1197:
1194:
1192:
1189:
1187:
1184:
1182:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1166:Living people
1164:
1162:
1159:
1158:
1156:
1145:
1140:
1138:
1133:
1131:
1126:
1125:
1119:
1117:
1113:
1108:
1105:
1101:
1100:
1096:
1085:
1082:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1072:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1052:
1048:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1036:Robbie Katter
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1014:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
987:Fiona Simpson
985:
983:
980:
978:
977:Mark Robinson
975:
973:
970:
968:
967:Andrew Powell
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
852:Mark Boothman
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
834:
832:
829:
825:
819:
818:Chris Whiting
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
798:Scott Stewart
796:
794:
791:
789:
786:
784:
781:
779:
776:
774:
771:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
728:Charis Mullen
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
688:Leanne Linard
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
654:
651:
649:
648:Michael Healy
646:
644:
641:
639:
636:
634:
631:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
613:Leeanne Enoch
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
594:
591:
589:
588:Glenn Butcher
586:
584:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
569:
566:
565:
563:
560:
556:
552:
548:
541:
536:
534:
529:
527:
522:
521:
518:
510:
505:2017–present
503:
502:
495:
491:
488:
485:
481:
480:
473:
469:
466:
463:
459:
458:
450:
444:
441:
437:
420:
416:
409:
393:
389:
385:
384:Green, Antony
379:
375:
367:
365:
364:2017 election
360:
358:
354:
349:
345:
343:
342:Rosa Lee Long
339:
335:
331:
326:
324:
320:
316:
312:
307:
305:
301:
297:
293:
283:
281:
277:
273:
269:
265:
262:(2004–2009),
261:
257:
253:
244:
240:
237:
233:
228:
223:
218:
215:
209:
205:
202:
198:
194:
189:(age 58)
175:
171:
166:
162:
159:
156:
150:
143:
138:
134:
133:
127:
121:
114:
107:
101:
95:
92:
89:
83:
80:
77:
71:
68:
65:
61:
55:
50:
45:
41:
37:
32:
28:
20:
1116:expanding it
1109:
1094:
1084:Sandy Bolton
1075:Independents
1065:Amy MacMahon
1040:
1031:Nick Dametto
1007:Darren Zanow
997:Trevor Watts
962:Tony Perrett
957:Sam O'Connor
952:Tim Nicholls
927:Jim McDonald
917:James Lister
882:Michael Hart
877:Laura Gerber
763:Kim Richards
723:Steven Miles
718:Bart Mellish
698:James Martin
643:Aaron Harper
608:Cameron Dick
598:Yvette D'Ath
508:
498:
493:
486:
476:
471:
464:
454:
422:. Retrieved
418:
408:
396:. Retrieved
391:
378:
361:
350:
346:
327:
308:
302:is a former
289:
251:
250:
213:affiliations
141:
130:
86:Succeeded by
53:
1161:1966 births
1041:Shane Knuth
992:Ray Stevens
947:Rob Molhoek
887:Bryson Head
857:Amanda Camm
768:Peter Russo
753:Linus Power
748:Curtis Pitt
693:Cynthia Lui
638:Grace Grace
628:Mark Furner
568:Mark Bailey
499:Member for
477:Member for
455:Member for
319:Labor Party
229:(2008–2011)
219:(1997–1999)
195:, Australia
153:Preceded by
123:(2004–2009)
116:(2009–2017)
91:Jeff Seeney
74:Preceded by
67:Jeff Seeney
23:Shane Knuth
1155:Categories
972:Dan Purdie
922:Tim Mander
897:Jon Krause
813:Les Walker
743:Joan Pease
678:Shane King
663:Jason Hunt
583:Jonty Bush
573:Nikki Boyd
483:2009–2017
461:2004–2009
424:30 October
398:7 February
370:References
338:Tablelands
304:One Nation
300:Jeff Knuth
239:Jeff Knuth
183:1966-09-07
79:Ray Hopper
912:Ann Leahy
907:Dale Last
837:Ros Bates
793:Tom Smith
773:Mark Ryan
758:Jess Pugh
668:Joe Kelly
618:Di Farmer
578:Don Brown
509:Incumbent
479:Dalrymple
286:Biography
264:Dalrymple
241:(brother)
235:Relations
132:Incumbent
113:Dalrymple
54:In office
1002:Pat Weir
673:Ali King
494:New seat
472:New seat
386:(2004).
294:town of
222:National
549:of the
351:At the
317:of the
1051:Greens
63:Leader
559:Labor
296:Tully
145:
1112:stub
830:(35)
561:(51)
501:Hill
426:2011
400:2009
357:2015
268:Hill
173:Born
106:Hill
104:for
1077:(1)
1053:(2)
1019:(4)
1157::
417:.
390:.
359:.
185:)
27:MP
1143:e
1136:t
1129:v
1118:.
539:e
532:t
525:v
428:.
402:.
181:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.