His father was New South Wales Labor MP Bill Knott, who represented the seats of Wollondilly and Kiama in state parliament from 1978 to 1986.
Knott was considered an eccentric character by his colleagues and the media, with a number of colourful stories to his name.
[2] During the 1993 election campaign, he was asked to organise a visit to a local bakery for prime minister Paul Keating, so that Keating could capitalise on confusion over opposition leader John Hewson's proposed goods and services tax, exemplified by Hewson's own garbled explanation during the birthday cake interview.
In the 2001 campaign he caused controversy by suggesting that the 11 September 2001 attacks were a result of United States foreign policy.
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