Ken Ticehurst

Kenneth Vincent Ticehurst (born 22 January 1945) is a former Australian politician, and was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from November 2001 to 2007, representing the Division of Dobell in New South Wales for the Liberal Party of Australia.

Formed a partnership with WeatherBug of USA to install and operate 21st Century Lightning Tracking equipment.

At the 2001 federal election, Ticehurst was preselected and contested the marginal seat of Dobell held by the Labor Party since its creation in 1984.

Ticehurst won the seat with a slim majority of 560 votes, defeating Labor frontbencher Michael Lee.

At the 2007 election, Ticehurst campaigned as time permitted, due to the ailing health of wife Trisha, who was in the later stages of aggressive cancer.