John Grant (Queensland politician)

John Grant
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Springwood
In office 24 March 2012 – 31 January 2015
Preceded by	Barbara Stone
Succeeded by	Mick de Brenni
Personal details
Born	John Bramwell Grant 1954 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal National Party of Queensland
Occupation	Company director

John Bramwell Grant (born 1954) is an Australian politician. He was a Liberal National Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2012 to 2015, representing the electorate of Springwood. He defeated four-term Labor MLA Barbara Stone at the 2012 state election.^[1]

Grant was born in Brisbane, and operated his own building design and drafting company before entering politics. He was elected to the Logan City council in 1997, and was deputy mayor from 2004 to 2008. He was narrowly defeated at the 2008 council elections by Aidan McLindon, but regained his council seat in 2009 upon McLindon's election to parliament. He contested Woodridge as an independent at the 2001 state election, polling 10.9% of the vote.^[2][1][3]

Grant joined the Liberal National Party in October 2010, citing dissatisfaction with the Labor government's water policy.^[3] He subsequently won LNP preselection to contest the state seat of Springwood, held by Labor MLA Barbara Stone, at the 2012 state election. The seat had changed parties with each change of government since its inception in 1986. He went on to win the seat with a swing of more than 15 points as part of the LNP's landslide victory. Grant was appointed to the Transport, Housing and Local Government Committee upon his election.^[2][1]

References

1. "Springwood – Queensland Votes 2012". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
2. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
3. "By-election candidate profile: John Grant", Albert and Logan News, 4 May 2009, retrieved 20 November 2012