Kenneth Turner (born 6 May 1944) is a former Australian politician. He was born in

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. Before his involvement in politics he was a commercial fisherman, and served in the

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1961–1965. In 1998 he was elected to the

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as a member of Pauline Hanson's One Nation, representing the seat of Thuringowa. He was appointed Spokesperson for Communication, Local Government, Planning, Regional and Rural Communities, Environment, Heritage and Natural Resources, and Primary Industries on 7 August. On 6 February 1999, together with party colleagues Dorothy Pratt and

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, he resigned from One Nation to sit as an

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. He was defeated by

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in 2001. He contested Thuringowa again at the 2009 state election against sitting Labor MP Craig Wallace, but received only around 11% of the vote.

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1944 births Living people One Nation members of the Parliament of Queensland Politicians from Brisbane Independent members of the Parliament of Queensland Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Independent-politician-stub