John Richard Bartlett (27 July 1949 – 8 February 2008) was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the

New South Wales Legislative Assembly The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...

. Bartlett was educated in the

Hunter Region The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney. It contains the Hunter River and its tributaries with highland areas to the north and so ...

and attended Newcastle Technical High School (now

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). He was awarded a BA, Dip. Ed and Dip. T.L by the University of Newcastle. He was a Councillor on

Port Stephens Council Port Stephens Council (also known simply as Port Stephens) is a local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. The area is just north of Newcastle and is adjacent to the Pacific Highway which runs through Raymond ...

for 16 years, including three years as Mayor, and was a librarian at Nelson Bay High School for 22 years. He was married with three children. Bartlett represented Port Stephens for the Labor Party from 1999 to 2007. He died on 8 February 2008.

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2008 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Port Stephens Council 1949 births People from Newcastle, New South Wales Place of birth missing 20th-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-NewSouthWales-MP-stub