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John Allan Kingston is an
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. He was a member of the
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from 1998 to 2003, representing the electorate of
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Kingston was born in
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. He first came to state parliament one of the 11 One Nation candidates elected at the 1998 state election. However, Kingston broke with his party less than a year later and sat as an
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from February 1999. He was re-elected at the 2001 state election before resigning midway through his term in March 2003 citing poor health.
Prior to entering state politics, Kingston was a
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councillor. He is married to wife Pahninh Silasack with whom he has three adopted children.
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