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'''Condon Bryan Byrne''' (25 May 1910 - 25 November 1993), Australian politician, was a Senator with the [[Australian Labor Party]] and later the [[Democratic Labor Party (historical)|Democratic Labor Party]]. |
'''Condon Bryan Byrne''' (25 May 1910 - 25 November 1993), Australian politician, was a Senator with the [[Australian Labor Party]] and later the [[Democratic Labor Party (historical)|Democratic Labor Party]]. Prior to entering Politics he was Private Secretary to [[Gair]] who was then [[Premier]] of [[Queensland]]. |
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Initially elected to the Senate for the ALP in 1951, he joined much of the Queensland ALP who split with the party to form the [[Queensland Labor Party]] (QLP - later to merge with the Democratic Labor Party DLP) in 1957. |
Initially elected to the Senate for the ALP in 1951, he joined much of the Queensland ALP who split with the party to form the [[Queensland Labor Party]] (QLP - later to merge with the Democratic Labor Party DLP) in 1957. |
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Condon Byrne joined the rest of the DLP senators in losing their seats in the 1974 double dissolution election, where public outrage at the appointment of former DLP leader [[Vince Gair]] as Ambassador to Ireland by ALP Prime Minister [[Gough Whitlam]] led to a dramatic slump in their vote, wiping the party out. |
Condon Byrne joined the rest of the DLP senators in losing their seats in the 1974 double dissolution election, where public outrage at the appointment of former DLP leader [[Vince Gair]] as Ambassador to Ireland by ALP Prime Minister [[Gough Whitlam]] led to a dramatic slump in their vote, wiping the party out. |
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In the Senate he was considered to be a polished debater who only relied on a handful of brief notes to make a speech. |
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After his term as a Senator, Byrne returned to the law, returning to pratice at the Bar in [[Queensland]]. |
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Revision as of 10:11, 10 October 2009
Condon Bryan Byrne (25 May 1910 - 25 November 1993), Australian politician, was a Senator with the Australian Labor Party and later the Democratic Labor Party. Prior to entering Politics he was Private Secretary to Gair who was then Premier of Queensland.
Initially elected to the Senate for the ALP in 1951, he joined much of the Queensland ALP who split with the party to form the Queensland Labor Party (QLP - later to merge with the Democratic Labor Party DLP) in 1957.
He was a Barrister by profession. He never married.
Losing his seat in 1958, he remained active in the Democratic Labor Party and won a Queensland senate seat in the 1967 Senate Election.
Condon Byrne joined the rest of the DLP senators in losing their seats in the 1974 double dissolution election, where public outrage at the appointment of former DLP leader Vince Gair as Ambassador to Ireland by ALP Prime Minister Gough Whitlam led to a dramatic slump in their vote, wiping the party out.
In the Senate he was considered to be a polished debater who only relied on a handful of brief notes to make a speech.
After his term as a Senator, Byrne returned to the law, returning to pratice at the Bar in Queensland.