Ivon Alfred Wardle (23 March 1919 – 26 November 2013) was an Australian politician who represented the

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seat of

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from 1968 to 1977 for the

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(LCL) and

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. If just 21 LCL votes were Labor votes in Murray at the 1968 election, Labor would have formed

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instead of the LCL forming

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. Wardle was awarded the

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in 1995 for "service to the

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, to the community through the Uniting Church in Australia and to aged care".

References

Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of South Australia 1919 births 2013 deaths Australian Christians Liberal and Country League politicians Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub