Editing Arnold Potts (section)

==Later life==
Following the war, Potts returned to farming in Western Australia and briefly attempted to pursue a career in politics, standing unsuccessfully in 1949 as a [[National Party of Australia|Country Party]] candidate for the federal seat of [[Division of Forrest|Forrest]] in the [[Australian House of Representatives|House of Representatives]].<ref name=AWM/><ref>Edgar (1999), p. 282.</ref> However, his preferences allowed [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] challenger [[Gordon Freeth]] to defeat [[Australian Labor Party|Labor]] minister [[Nelson Lemmon]]. Lemmon was well ahead on the first count, but Potts' preferences flowed overwhelmingly to Freeth on the third count, allowing Freeth to win from third place.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia/1949/1949repswa.txt |title=Commonwealth of Australia Legislative Election of 10 December 1949  |website=psephos.adam-carr.net}}</ref>

In 1960 Potts was appointed an [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]] in the New Years Honours List.<ref>Edgar (1999), p. 288.</ref> After several strokes, he became reliant on a wheelchair.<ref>Edgar (1999), pp. 290–291.</ref> He died on 1 January 1968 at Kojonup, aged 71.<ref name=AWM/>