Neil McNeill (19 June 1921 – 8 February 2009) was an Australian politician. Born in

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, he was educated at

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, and the

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, after which he became a farmer. He served in the military in 1945, and returned to become a district officer with the

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n Department of Agriculture. In 1961, he was elected to the

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as the

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member for

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. He held the seat until his defeat by a Country Party candidate in 1963. In 1965 he was elected to the

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for Lower West, where he remained until 1983, when he retired. He died aged 87, on 8 February 2009, at Bethesda Hospital near his home in Cottesloe, and was buried on 12 February 2009 at Drakesbrook Cemetery, Waroona.

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1921 births 2009 deaths Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Canning Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia People from Yarloop, Western Australia 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub