Cecil Allen Blanchard (17 April 1929 – 25 October 2008) was an Australian federal politician.

Biography

Born in

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, England, Blanchard migrated to Australia, where he was educated at the

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. He subsequently returned to England for tertiary education at the

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, and later became a social worker and

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, before taking up a post as a training and staff development officer. In 1983, he was elected to the

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as the

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member for the

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, defeating sitting

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member

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. He held the seat until 1990, when a redistribution made his seat marginally Liberal. He opted to run for reelection, and was defeated by Liberal

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on a swing of six percent. In 1987 he headed an inquiry into the Aboriginal homelands movement in Australia, by the

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References

1929 births 2008 deaths Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia English emigrants to Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Moore Members of the Australian House of Representatives Australian criminologists Alumni of the University of London 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-sociologist-stub