Denis Collins (politician)

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Years Term Electoral division Party
1980–1983 3rd Alice Springs Country Liberal
1983–1987 4th Sadadeen Country Liberal
1987–1990 5th Sadadeen Country Liberal
1990–1994 6th Greatorex Country Liberal

Denis Wilfred Collins (born 27 October 1941) is a former Australian politician. He was a member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly from 1980 to 1997, representing Alice Springs until 1983, Sadadeen until 1990 and Greatorex thereafter. He was first elected as a member of the Country Liberal Party, but lost the preselection to future Chief Minister Shane Stone in 1986 and became an Independent, defeating Stone to win re-election in 1987.[1] A conspiracy theorist, Collins advocated burying guns in the desert in response to the Fabian Socialist World Bank conspiracy. He was defeated in 1994 by CLP candidate Richard Lim.[2]

In later years he joined One Nation, and contested the Tasmanian seat of Bass for the party in 2001.[3]

  1. ^ Jaensch, Dean; Loveday, Peter. Challenge from the Nationals: The Territory Election 1987 (PDF). p. 115.
  2. ^ Green, Antony (2005). "Greatorex". 2005 Northern Territory Election. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Labor belts Natasha, Howard woos Hansonites, Economist backs Labor". 6 October 2001.