John Armitage (politician)

John Armitage OAM
Member of the Australian Parliament for Chifley
In office 25 October 1969 – 4 February 1983
Preceded by	New seat
Succeeded by	Russ Gorman
Member of the Australian Parliament for Mitchell
In office 9 December 1961 – 30 November 1963
Preceded by	Roy Wheeler
Succeeded by	Les Irwin
Personal details
Born	(1920-11-11)11 November 1920 Sydney
Died	13 April 2009(2009-04-13) (aged 88) Beecroft, New South Wales
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Bank officer
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1942–1945
Rank	Gunner
Unit	35th Heavy Artillery Battery

John Lindsay Armitage OAM (11 November 1920 – 13 April 2009) was an Australian politician. Born in Sydney, he was educated at Sydney Technical High School before undergoing military service from 1942 to 1945. He became a bank officer with the Commonwealth and Reserve Banks before his election to the Australian House of Representatives in 1961, when he defeated Roy Wheeler for the seat of Mitchell, representing the Labor Party. He was defeated by Liberal Les Irwin in 1963, but in 1969 won the new seat of Chifley. He held the position until his retirement in 1983.