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Mary Alice 'May' Holman (1893 - 1939) was a Western Australian politician. She was the first woman in the Australian Labor Party to become a parliamentarian. Holman was elected to the seat of Forrest in 1925, and held it until her death on the day of her fourth re-election.

She was the daughter of John Holman, and her brother, Edward Holman, was elected to her seat after her death. Holman was married in 1914 to politician Joseph Gardiner, this was unconsummated and anulled in 1920.

Born on 18 July 1893 at Broken Hill, New South Wales, her father and mother, Katherine Mary (née Row), moved the family to Western Australia two years later.

The women's executive of her party, and the Women's Service Guilds, nominated Holman as a delegate to the League of Nations Assembly in 1930.

Holman died as a result of a car crash on the 20 March 1939 and was buried a Karrakatta Cemetery.

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-Mary Alice 'May' Holman (1893 - 1939) was a [[Western Australia]]n politician. She was the first woman in the [[Australian Labor Party]] to become a parliamentarian. Holman was elected to the seat of Forrest in 1925, and held it until her death on the day of her fourth re-election.
+'''Mary Alice 'May' Holman''' (1893 - 1939) was a [[Western Australia]]n politician. She was the first woman in the [[Australian Labor Party]] to become a parliamentarian. Holman was elected to the seat of Forrest in 1925, and held it until her death on the day of her fourth re-election.
 She was the daughter of [[John Holman (Australian politician)|John Holman]], and her brother, [[Edward Holman]], was elected to her seat after her death. Holman was married in 1914 to politician [[Joseph Gardiner]], this was unconsummated and anulled in 1920.
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 Holman died as a result of a car crash on the 20 March 1939 and was buried a [[Karrakatta Cemetery]].
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