Edmund "Leo" Morrissey (1914-1965) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Labor Party (ALP) for the seat of

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from December 1952 until April 1955. In 1955, he left the ALP and "crossed the floor" and joined the

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Democratic Labor Party.Ainsley Symons (2012), 'Democratic Labor Party members in the Victorian Parliament of 1955–1958,' in ''Recorder'' (Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Melbourne Branch) No. 275, November, Pages 4–5. He died on 22 August 1965 at the age of 51 in

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1914 births 1965 deaths Victoria (state) state politicians Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Democratic Labor Party (historical) members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-Victoria-MP-stub