Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Henry Arthur Hewson, OAM (31 December 1914 – 20 November 1999) was an Australian politician. Born in Korumburra, Victoria, he was a dairy farmer at Warragul before serving in the military 1941-45. He was active in local politics as a member of Warragul Shire Council, and was elected to Gippsland Province in the Victorian Legislative Council for a six-year term at the 1964 state election. In 1972, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for McMillan, despite receiving only 16.6% of the primary vote. This was one of the lowest primary votes achieved by a successful candidate, elected in a single seat electorate, in the history of Australian elections. His election was made possible by a strong flow of preferences from the Democratic Labor Party and from former Liberal member Alexander Buchanan, who was running as an independent having lost his Liberal endorsement. Despite a Federal Coalition Agreement between the Liberal and Country Parties, the Victorian Liberal Party Executive created an unusual three-way campaign in 1974 by fielding Liberal candidate Ron Dent against Hewson. Hewson's allegedly confusing how-to-vote card (in Liberal Party colours rather than Country Party colours and headed "Liberal-Country Party Senate Team") caused a minor controversy during the campaign. Hewson narrowly defeated Dent. Hewson was in turn defeated by the next Liberal candidate, Barry Simon, in 1975. Hewson died in 1999.. }
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- Arthur_Hewson abstract "Henry Arthur Hewson, OAM (31 December 1914 – 20 November 1999) was an Australian politician. Born in Korumburra, Victoria, he was a dairy farmer at Warragul before serving in the military 1941-45. He was active in local politics as a member of Warragul Shire Council, and was elected to Gippsland Province in the Victorian Legislative Council for a six-year term at the 1964 state election. In 1972, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for McMillan, despite receiving only 16.6% of the primary vote. This was one of the lowest primary votes achieved by a successful candidate, elected in a single seat electorate, in the history of Australian elections. His election was made possible by a strong flow of preferences from the Democratic Labor Party and from former Liberal member Alexander Buchanan, who was running as an independent having lost his Liberal endorsement. Despite a Federal Coalition Agreement between the Liberal and Country Parties, the Victorian Liberal Party Executive created an unusual three-way campaign in 1974 by fielding Liberal candidate Ron Dent against Hewson. Hewson's allegedly confusing how-to-vote card (in Liberal Party colours rather than Country Party colours and headed "Liberal-Country Party Senate Team") caused a minor controversy during the campaign. Hewson narrowly defeated Dent. Hewson was in turn defeated by the next Liberal candidate, Barry Simon, in 1975. Hewson died in 1999.".