Robert William Scott (28 September 1931 – 19 January 2011) was an Australian politician. He was born in

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to Robert William Scott and Ina Mary, ''née'' McClosky. After attending local state schools he studied for an Associate Diploma in electrical engineering at the Queensland Institute of Technology. As an electrical engineer he worked with the North Queensland Electricity Board in

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and Giru. A member of the Labor Party, he was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly in 1977 as the member for Cook. From 1983 he was Opposition Spokesman on Northern Development and Aboriginal and Island Affairs, stepping down in 1986. He retired from politics in 1989, and died in

Caboolture Caboolture () is a town and suburb in Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the suburb of Caboolture had a population of 26,433 people. It is located on the north side of the Caboolture River, which separates the town from Morayfi ...

in 2011.

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1931 births 2011 deaths Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland {{Australia-Labor-Queensland-MP-stub