John Martin McQuilten (10 November 1949 – 2 January 2015) was an Australian politician. Born in

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, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, he attended public schools at Aberfeldie, Victoria, Aberfeldie and Essendon, Victoria, Essendon before becoming a vigneron and business consultant. He was an executive of the Victorian Soft Drink Association and Vice-President of the Pyrenees Vignerons. In 1999, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council as a Australian Labor Party (Victorian Branch), Labor MLC for Ballarat Province. He served until 2006, when electoral reforms meant that he could not be found a seat.

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1949 births 2015 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Council 21st-century Australian politicians People from Sunshine, Victoria 20th-century Australian businesspeople Businesspeople from Melbourne Politicians from Melbourne {{Australia-Labor-Victoria-MP-stub