Ian Gilfillan
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Ian Gilfillan is a former Australia
n politician. He was educated in Adelaide and was based on Kangaroo Island
. He contested the 1974 federal election
as a member of the Australia Party
, but joined the Australian Democrats
in 1977. In 1982, he was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council
as a Democrat, holding the position until 1993. He returned to the Council in 1997 and served until his retirement in 2006.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was educated in Adelaide and was based on Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island is Australia's third-largest island after Tasmania and Melville Island. It is southwest of Adelaide at the entrance of Gulf St Vincent. Its closest point to the mainland is off Cape Jervis, on the tip of the Fleurieu Peninsula in the state of South Australia. The island is long...
. He contested the 1974 federal election
Australian federal election, 1974
Federal elections were held in Australia on 18 May 1974. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 60 seats in the Senate were up for election, due to a double dissolution...
as a member of the Australia Party
Australia Party
The Australia Party was the name of a minor political party in Australia ....
, but joined the Australian Democrats
Australian Democrats
The Australian Democrats is an Australian political party espousing a socially liberal ideology. It was formed in 1977, by a merger of the Australia Party and the New LM, after principals of those minor parties secured the commitment of former Liberal minister Don Chipp, as a high profile leader...
in 1977. In 1982, he was elected to the South Australian Legislative Council
South Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the House of Assembly...
as a Democrat, holding the position until 1993. He returned to the Council in 1997 and served until his retirement in 2006.