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June Appleby
June Elizabeth Appleby (born 2 June 1941) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seats of Electoral district of Brighton (South Australia), Brighton from 1982 to 1985 and Electoral district of Hayward, Hayward from 1985 to 1989 for the Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch), Labor Party. She was the John Bannon, Bannon government Whip (politics), whip from 1985 to 1989. References Members of the South Australian House of Assembly 1941 births Living people Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of South Australia Women members of the South Australian House of Assembly {{Australia-Labor-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Australian House Of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the South Australian Legislative Council, Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House, Adelaide, Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide. Overview The House of Assembly was created in 1857, when South Australia attained self-government. The development of an elected legislature — although only men could vote — marked a significant change from the prior system, where legislative power was in the hands of the Governor and the Legislative Council, which was appointed by the Governor. In 1895, the House of Assembly Constitutional Amendment (Adult Suffrage) Act 1894, granted women the right to vote and stand for election to the legislature. South Australia was the second place in the world to do so after New Zealand in 1893, and the first to allow women to stand for election. (The first woman candidates for the South Australia Assembly ran in 1918 gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
