Steve Cansdell
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". 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.
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Cansdell later trained future light heavyweight world champion Jeff Harding.[1]
He is married with four adult children. He was elected as a member of the Grafton City Council in 1993[2]
Cansdell represented Clarence for the National Party from 2003 to 2011.[3]
He resigned from parliament on 16 September 2011 over a false declaration related to a traffic offence.[4] In 2019, Cansdell contested Clarence at the state election as a candidate for the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFF);[1] he received 17% of the votes.[5]
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- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
- National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of New South Wales
- Living people
- 1950 births
- People from Grafton, New South Wales
- Australian male boxers
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party politicians
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen