Arthur Edward Greenup (11 July 1902 – 3 August 1980) was a trade unionist and politician in New South Wales, Australia.

Early life

Born in Sydney, he became a shop assistant at the age of 14. He was an organiser and eventually the President of the Shop Assistants' Union.

Political career

In 1938 he was elected an alderman for the

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, serving until the council was abolished in 1948. He served as Mayor of Newtown for 2 years, from December 1941 until December 1943. Under the ''

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'', Newtown became a ward of

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and Greenup was elected one of four aldermen, serving until 1 December 1950. In June 1950 he was elected to the

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as the member for Newtown-Annandale, representing the Labor Party. He defeated the sitting

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member for Newtown,

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. The district of Newtown-Annandale was abolished as a result of the 1952 redistribution, and Greenup was defeated in the preselection contest for

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. Greenup transferred to federal politics as the Labor candidate for the

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seat of Dalley, located in the inner suburbs of Sydney, including Balmain,

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and

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. Greenup was successful at the by-election on 9 May 1953, but only held the seat until 1955, when he again lost Labor preselection.

Later life and death

Greenup worked for the shop assistants division of the

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, initially as an organiser and as vice president of the division from 1973 until 1977. He died at Five Dock on .

References

Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Dalley Members of the Australian House of Representatives Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Mayors of Newtown 1902 births 1980 deaths 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-representative-stub