Dominic Eric Costa (10 December 1900 – 23 September 1976) was an Australian politician. He was an

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member of the

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from 1949 to 1969, representing the electorate of Banks. Costa was born at Warialda, New South Wales and was educated in Newcastle and

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. He worked for the Postmaster-General's Department for 30 years, as messenger, postmaster, trainer in army communications procedure during

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and at the time of his election to parliament, lecturer at the Postal Training School in Sydney. He was state president of the Australian Third Division Telegraphists' and Postal Clerks' Union from 1939 to 1949 and was secretary of the Labor Party's Lang federal electoral council.Psephos - Adam Carr's Election Archive
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footballer in earlier years. Costa was elected to the House of Representatives for the new western Sydney seat of Banks at the 1949 federal election and was re-elected seven times. He was associated with the right wing of the Labor Party. In 1959, he declared his support for abolishing both the

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and the

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. He became a member of the caucus economic policy committee in 1964. Costa retired at the 1969 election.

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Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian House of Representatives for Banks Members of the Australian House of Representatives 1900 births 1976 deaths 20th-century Australian politicians {{Australia-Labor-representative-stub