Allan Charles Rocher (16 February 1936 – 18 March 2016), Australian politician, was a Liberal Party of Australia Senator for Western Australia from 1978 to 1981 and member of the Australian House of Representatives Division of Curtin from 1981 to 1998.
[citation needed] Rocher resigned from the Senate on 10 February 1981 in order to stand at the by-election, which he won.
[4] He successfully recontested his seat as an Independent in that election, winning with 29.4% of the primary vote and the aid of Australian Labor Party preferences.
Although an independent, and despite having the support of his friend Prime Minister John Howard, Rocher was unsuccessful in gaining Liberal preselection for Curtin for the 1998 election.
[5] Rocher lost his seat to Liberal candidate Julie Bishop at the 1998 election, his vote having dropped to 17.7%.