Edward William Peters (12 June 1897 – 22 June 1980) was an Australian politician. Born in

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, he attended

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schools before becoming a clerk with the

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. He was president of the Victorian branch of the Clerks' Union and in 1934 was President of the Victorian Labor Party. In 1949, he was elected to the

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as the

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member for the new seat of

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. He held the seat until 1955, when it was abolished; Peters contested the new seat of Scullin and was successful, defeating member for Hoddle

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, whose seat had also been abolished, running for the

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. He held the seat until 1969, when it was abolished, and Peters retired. He died in 1980.

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