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William Conelan
William Patrick Conelan (23 December 1895 – 28 February 1983) was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1939 to 1949, representing the electorate of Griffith. Conelan was born in Wadnaminga, South Australia and received a primary education. He became a tailors cutter, and at 17, he became the youngest journeyman admitted to the Cutters' Union in South Australia. He then to Sydney, where he was assistant secretary of the Tailors Cutters' Union aged 18. He moved to Brisbane in 1923, and was elected as a Brisbane City Council alderman for Kurilpa Ward in 1937. He served on the council's parks committee and remained on council until his election to parliament. He was also a member of the Brisbane and South Coast Hospitals Board, a long-serving delegate to the Australian Football Council, a member of the Council of the Workers Educational Association and a trustee of Perry Park. At the 1939 by-elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Griffith
The Division of Griffith is an electoral division for the Australian House of Representatives. The division covers the inner southern suburbs of Brisbane, Queensland. History The division is named after Sir Samuel Griffith, former politician and a principal author of the Constitution of Australia. Griffith was created in 1934, replacing the seat of Oxley which had been established in 1900. Terri Butler retained the seat for Labor at the 2014 Griffith by-election on 8 February, caused by the resignation of the previous member, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who held the seat from 1998 until his resignation in November 2013. Griffith has a growing Greens vote, with the party winning 5 booths on primary vote at the 2019 federal election and a further 4 booths in which the party came at a close second. The Greens also achieved their strongest favourable swing in 2019 within this seat (at 6.67%). In 2020, the Greens won the state seat of South Brisbane from Labor, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1939 Griffith By-election
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Division of Griffith, Griffith on 20 May 1939. This was triggered by the death of Australian Labor Party, Labor Party MP Francis Matthew John Baker, Frank Baker. The election was won by Labor candidate William Conelan by eight votes. Immediately after Baker's death, there was some speculation that Queensland premier, William Forgan Smith would contest the by-election. Results See also * List of Australian federal by-elections References {{Aus by-elections 15th parl 1939 elections in Australia Queensland federal by-elections 1930s in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
