John Fischer

John Duncombe Fischer (born 3 June 1947) is a former Australian politician.

Biography

Early life Fischer was born on 3 June 1947 in Fremantle, Western Australia.

Career

Fischer worked as a business owner before entering politics.

In 2001, he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council for Mining and Pastoral, representing One Nation. His election was contested by supporters of Liberal candidate Greg Smith, to no avail. He also criticised the privatisation of Telstra, suggesting it would decrease its coverage in rural Western Australia and thus making life in small towns more difficult.

After the resignation of Paddy Embry, he and Frank Hough were the party's only MPs in Western Australia. In June 2004, he and Hough both resigned from the party to sit as independents. Fischer, unlike Embry and Hough, did not join the New Country Party and was defeated as an independent in 2005. He has subsequently contested elections affiliated with Graeme Campbell, a former Labor MP and founder of the Australia First Party.