Maurice James Neil KC (born 29 May 1944) is an Australian politician, soldier and lawyer.
He served in the military 1966–75, including voluntary time in Vietnam as a platoon commander in the Royal Australian Infantry.
[1] He was the head of his previous floor and is currently a member of 11 Garfield Barwick Chambers in Sydney.
In the subsequent federal election, in December 1975, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for St George, narrowly defeating Labor's Bill Morrison by 56 votes, after distribution of preferences.
In the 1977 federal election, despite an adverse electorate boundary redistribution, he withstood a challenge from the previous member for Grayndler, Tony Whitlam, to retain St. George with an increased majority of 2665 votes, after distribution of preferences.