Elaine Darling

Elaine Darling
Elaine Darling
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Lilley
	In office; 18 October 1980 – 8 February 1993
Preceded by	Kevin Cairns
Succeeded by	Wayne Swan
Personal details
Born	Elaine Elizabeth Melloy; 6 June 1936 (age 87); Brisbane, Queensland
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse	Robert Darling
Children	Vicky Darling
Occupation	Teacher

Elaine Elizabeth Darling (née Melloy; born 6 June 1936) is an Australian retired politician.

Early life

Born in Brisbane, she attended the University of Queensland before becoming a teacher, eventually rising to an assistant to the Director of the Brisbane Kindergarten Training College.

Politics

In 1980, she was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Lilley, defeating the sitting Liberal MP Kevin Cairns. She was the fifth woman elected to the House of Representatives, and the second female Labor member of that House (the first was Joan Child). She held Lilley until her retirement in 1993.^[1]

From 2000 to 2004, she was a council member of the City of Caloundra.^[2]

Family political connections

Her father Jack Melloy was a long serving member of the Australian Labor Party and member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. Her daughter, Vicky Darling, was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2006 to 2012.

References

^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
^ "The Melloy Family: a Labor Dynasty" (PDF). Retrieved 19 January 2015.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Kevin Cairns	Member for Lilley 1980–1993	Succeeded by Wayne Swan

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[Psephos-1] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 26 July 2008.

[2] "The Melloy Family: a Labor Dynasty" (PDF). Retrieved 19 January 2015.

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