Steve Cansdell

Stephen Rhett Cansdell (born 23 September 1950 in Dubbo) is an Australian former professional boxer and former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.

Steve Cansdell
Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Clarence
In office
22 March 2003 – 16 September 2011
Preceded byHarry Woods
Succeeded byChris Gulaptis
Personal details
Born (1950-09-23) 23 September 1950
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Political partyShooters, Fishers and Farmers Party[1]
Other political
affiliations		National Party (2003–2016)
OccupationBoxer

He was Australian professional light heavyweight boxing champion in 1973/1974 and Queensland professional heavyweight boxing champion from 1978 to 1981. Cansdell became champion with a sixth-round knockout over Johnny Gorkom; he lost to Greg Mcnamara over ten rounds in a non-title fight. Cansdell later trained future light heavyweight world champion Jeff Harding.[2]

He is married with four adult children. He was elected as a member of the Grafton City Council in 1993[3]

Cansdell represented Clarence for the National Party from 2003 to 2011.[4]

He resigned from parliament on 16 September 2011 over a false declaration related to a traffic offence.[5] In 2019, Cansdell contested Clarence at the state election as a candidate for the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFF);[2] he received 17% of the votes.[6]

Notes
  1. Our people, Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party
  2. Howard, Tim. "Shock Return: Controversial former MP back in the saddle". The Daily Examiner. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. "Steve Cansdell". National Party (New South Wales). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2007.
  4. "Mr (Steve) Stephen Rhett Cansdell (1950- )". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. Salusinszky, Imre (16 September 2011). "Member for Clarence Steve Cansdell has announced his resignation". The Australian. Archived from the original on 16 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  6. State Electoral District of Clarence – First preference votes, New South Wales Electoral Commission


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