Ian Wood (politician)

Ian Wood
Ian Wood
Senator for Queensland
	In office; 22 February 1950 – 30 June 1978
Personal details
Born	31 January 1901; Mackay, Queensland
Died	7 January 1992 (aged 90); Mackay, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Occupation	Travel agent

Ian Alexander Christie Wood (31 January 1901 – 7 January 1992) was an Australian politician. Born at Mackay, Queensland, he was educated at state schools before becoming a travel agent. He served on Mackay City Council, including some years as mayor, 1930–1933, 1943–1953. He was also President of the Queensland Local Government Association and the Mackay Chamber of Commerce. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a Liberal Senator for Queensland. He remained a Senator until his retirement in 1977, taking effect in 1978.^[1]^[2]

Wood died in 1992, aged 90.^[1]^[3]

According to the Australian Parliamentary Library, Wood crossed the floor 130 times during his career, the second-most out of any MP between 1950 and 2019 behind Reg Wright.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Sullivan, Rodney (2010). "WOOD, Ian Alexander Christie (1901–1992)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
^ Sullivan, Rodney (2021). "Wood, Ian Alexander Christie (1901–1992)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 19. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
^ McKeown, Deirdre; Lundie, Rob (12 March 2020). "Crossing the floor in the federal parliament 1950–April 2019". Australian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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[Au_Senate-1] Sullivan, Rodney (2010). "WOOD, Ian Alexander Christie (1901–1992)". The Biographical Dictionary of the Australian Senate. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[Psephos-2] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2008.

[3] Sullivan, Rodney (2021). "Wood, Ian Alexander Christie (1901–1992)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 19. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

[4] McKeown, Deirdre; Lundie, Rob (12 March 2020). "Crossing the floor in the federal parliament 1950–April 2019". Australian Parliamentary Library. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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