Eric Daniel Ramsay (8 August 1916 – 4 April 1999) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for

Wollongong Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wate ...

in the

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from 1971 to 1984. Ramsay was born at Lithgow and attended Lithgow High School. He became a boilermaker after leaving school. He married Kathleen on 25 February 1939, with whom he had three children. In 1971, Ramsay defeated sitting

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to win the seat of

in the

for the Labor Party. His margin was afterwards secure until 1981, when he was almost defeated by

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candidate

Frank Arkell Francis Neville (Frank) Arkell (13 September 193526 June 1998) was an Australian politician. Arkell was a long-serving Lord Mayor of Wollongong and an independent member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, representing Wollongong. In 1 ...

, surviving by fewer than a hundred votes. He retired in 1984, allowing Arkell to win the seat. Ramsay died in 1999.

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1916 births 1999 deaths Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly People from Lithgow, New South Wales Australian boilermakers Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of New South Wales 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-NewSouthWales-MP-stub