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Vi Jordan
Ellen Violet Jordan (née Perrett; 29 June 1913 – 7 May 1982) was an Australian politician. She was the second woman elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly, and the first representing the Labor Party. Early life Jordan was born in Ipswich to James Berties Perrett and Anne Jane Jordan, ''née'' Brown. She attended Brassall State School and then Ipswich Girls' Grammar School before earning a Diploma of Education and becoming a schoolteacher. On 14 June 1932 she married David Jordan, with whom she had two children. Politics Joining the Australian Labor Party in 1946, Jordan was a delegate to the Labor-in-Politics Convention in 1956. She was the inaugural president of the Women's Central Committee Queensland from 1956 to 1967 and secretary of the Ipswich Labor Party Executive from 1958 to 1965. In 1961 she became the first woman elected to Ipswich City Council, serving until 1967. In 1966 she was elected to the Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for Ips ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Ipswich West
Ipswich West is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The district takes in western parts of suburban Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ..., as well as rural areas further west. It was first created for the 1960 election. Members for Ipswich West Election results References External links * 2017 State General Election - Ipswich West - District Summary(Electoral Commission of Queensland) {{Electoral districts of Queensland Ipswich West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
