David Lamont

{{Short description|Australian politician}}

{{for|the leader of the Church of Scotland in 1822|David Lamont (moderator)}}

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Colin David Lamont (born 24 August 1953) is an Australian politician and was a member of the second Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, elected to the multi-member single constituency Assembly for the Labor Party in 1992.{{cite web

|url=http://www.legassembly.act.gov.au/education/memlist/memlist.pdf

|title=Members of the ACT Legislative Assembly

|publisher=ACT Legislative Assembly

|year=2008

|accessdate=2010-08-06

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110217044100/http://www.legassembly.act.gov.au/education/memlist/memlist.pdf

|archivedate=17 February 2011

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}} Lamont was a senior minister in the Third Follett Ministry; and held the following titles: Deputy Chief Minister, Minister for Housing and Community Services, Minister for Urban Services, Minister for Industrial Relations, and Minister for Sport.{{cite journal

| url = http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/ni/1994-1/19940413-18791/pdf/1994-1.pdf

| title = Notification of Appointment of Ministers NI 1994 No 1

| publisher = ACT Legislative Assembly

| journal = ACT Gazette

| volume =1994-1

| date =1994-04-13

| accessdate=2010-08-19}} He sought election to represent the multi-member electorate of Molonglo in the Assembly at the 1995 general election, however was unsuccessful at retaining his seat.{{cite web

|url=http://www.elections.act.gov.au/elections/1995/molonglo_95.html

|work=1995 Election

|title=Electorate of Molonglo First Preference Results

|publisher=ACT Electoral Commission

|year=1995

|accessdate=2010-08-06

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110228114103/http://www.elections.act.gov.au/elections/1995/molonglo_95.html

|archivedate=28 February 2011

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}}