the affiliation between the CLP and the National Country Party. In 1979, after CLP also became affiliated with the Liberal Party and permitted its federal parliamentarians to sit in the "Party Rooms of their choice in Canberra", Kilgariff chose to sit with the parliamentary Liberal Party from 8 March 1979. This was so that the CLP have representation in both the Liberal Party and the National Country Party, with the only other CLP federal member Sam Calder continuing to sit with the National Country Party. Personal life and family His daughter Fran is a former mayor of Alice Springs, who also ran as a Labor Party candidate in the 2005 Northern Territory general election. Bernie Kilgariff died on 13 April 2010, after suffering an ongoing illness. He was given a state funeral on 22 April. Honours Kilgariff was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours for continued service to the Northern Territory through the Northern Territory Landcare Council, the Anti-Rabbit Research Foundation, the Cattleman's Association, the Australia Day Council and St John Ambulance. In the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). In 2001, he was awarded the Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through parliament. References Further reading 1923 births 2010 deaths Country Liberal Party members of the Parliament of Australia Deputy Chief Ministers of the Northern Territory Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Council Members of the Australian Senate Members of the Australian Senate for the Northern Territory Members of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Centenary Medal Australian Army soldiers Speakers of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Country Liberal Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians Australian Army personnel of World War II Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia