Neil Frank Stacey (5 June 1934 – 29 January 1987) was an Australian politician. He was born in

Hastings Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...

to postmaster Frank Stacey and schoolteacher Charlotte Hodgins. He attended primary school at Bittern and then

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, qualifying as a teacher at

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. From 1954 to 1974 he worked as a primary school teacher, and subsequently taught at Hailebury College. A non-commissioned officer in the

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, he was a branch president of the Victorian Teachers Union and served on Chelsea City Council from 1967 to 1976 (mayor 1971–72). After long involvement with the Liberal Party, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Council in 1976 for

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. He lost his seat in 1982. On 29 December 1956 he had married Barbara Southee, with whom he had three children.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stacey, Neil 1934 births 1987 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria Members of the Victorian Legislative Council People from Hastings, Victoria Politicians from Melbourne