Adair Blain

Adair Blain
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Northern Territory
In office
15 September 1934 – 10 December 1949
Preceded byH. G. Nelson
Succeeded byJock Nelson
Personal details
Born(1894-11-21)21 November 1894
Inverell, New South Wales
Died28 April 1983(1983-04-28) (aged 88)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyIndependent
OccupationSurveyor

Adair Macalister Blain (21 November 1894 – 28 April 1983) was an Australian politician and soldier. He represented the Division of Northern Territory in the House of Representatives from 1934 to 1949, albeit with limited voting rights. He enlisted in the army during World War II and was captured by the Japanese after the Fall of Singapore, the only serving member of parliament to become a prisoner of war.