John Arthur Abel (25 June 1939 – 19 November 2019) was an Australian politician.
In 1975, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Evans, defeating Labor MP Allan Mulder.
[2] His seat was abolished in a redistribution before the 1977 election, and he unsuccessfully challenged former prime minister William McMahon for preselection in the Division of Lowe.
[3] In 1996 he returned to serve the Parliament as Senior Adviser and then Chief of Staff to the Minister for Roads, Territories and Local Government (Member for Robertson).
Affectionately known by many colleagues on the NSW Central Coast as "Sir John".