John Peter Sim, (21 June 1917 – 29 July 2015) was an Australian politician. Born in Colac, Victoria, he was a farmer in

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before serving in the military 1941–1946. He was Vice-President of the Western Australian Liberal Party 1960–1962. On 26 November 1964, he was appointed to the

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as a Liberal Senator for Western Australia, filling the casual vacancy caused by the death of Senator Seddon Vincent. The

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dictated that a special Senate election had to be held at the same time as the lower house 1966 election, but Sim was re-elected. He held the seat until his retirement in 1980. Sim was appointed a

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(CBE) on 31 December 1982, for service to parliament. Sim died on 29 July 2015, aged 98.

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