Stephen Rhett Cansdell (born 23 September 1950 in Dubbo) is an Australian former professional boxer and former member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly.
Cansdell became champion with a sixth-round knockout over Johnny Gorkom; he lost to Greg Mcnamara over ten rounds in a non-title fight.
[citation needed] Cansdell later trained future light heavyweight world champion Jeff Harding.
He was elected as a member of the Grafton City Council in 1993[3] Cansdell represented Clarence for the National Party from 2003 to 2011.
[5] In 2019, Cansdell contested Clarence at the state election as a candidate for the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party (SFF);[2] he received 17% of the votes.