• Former National Party Representative for Mallee
• Left House of Representatives on 5 August 2013 — retired
• Entered House of Representatives on 13 March 1993 — Federal election

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Parliamentary Representation: Valedictory (24 Jun 2013)

“Mr Deputy Speaker, thank you for the opportunity for this my final contribution. There are a few homilies to leave for my successor, whoever that might be. I wish to reflect on some of my successes from my 20 years of contribution in this place. I wish to thank all those people, as other members have, who have made things happen here. John Forrest was not some superhuman sent to Canberra in...”

Constituency Statements: Mallee Electorate: Banking (27 May 2013)

“Long have I feared circumstances developing in my part of regional Victoria where some lenders have not behaved with decency and commercial common sense in addressing large debt exposure. For many years now I have been providing advocacy to many constituents where economic downturn has caused their businesses to struggle. I believe strongly in standing in the breach for enterprising...”

Committees: Public Works Committee; Report (15 May 2013)

“by leave—The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works has to be one of the busiest committees that I have served on in my 20 years in the parliament, and the chair of the committee, the member for Capricornia, has given credit to the secretariat, given there are projects all over Australia. In this report that we have tabled there are nine projects with an interesting variety,...”

More of John Forrest's recent appearances

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• Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Representatives.
• People have made 1 comment on this Representative's speeches — average amongst Representatives.
• This Representative's speeches are understandable to an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 13 people are tracking whenever this Representative speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 111 times in debates — well below average amongst Representatives. (Why is this here?)