John Hurley (New South Wales politician, born 1894)
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Born | near Yarrawonga, Victoria | 21 July 1894
Died | 27 August 1985 Henty, New South Wales | (aged 91)
Political party | Labor Party |
Cornelius John Hurley (21 July 1894 – 27 August 1985) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 109 days in 1946-7. He was a member of the Labor Party.
Early life
Hurley was born in Burramine near Yarrawonga, Victoria and was the son of a farmer. He was educated to elementary level at Telford Public School. He initially worked in rural inductries and was a farmer near Henty after 1910. He was involved in community organizations including the Pastures Protection Board and the Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation.[1]
State Parliament
Hurley entered parliament as the Labor member for Albury after he won the November 1946 by-election caused by the resignation of the former premier and Liberal Party member Alexander Mair, who unsuccessfully contested the Senate election at the 1946 federal election. The election was a three-cornered contest between the Labor, Liberal and Country parties and Hurley's victory was achieved through a 15% leakage of second preference votes from the Liberal candidate. The final result was a 6% swing to Labor. However, Hurley's parliamentary career ended 109 days later when the 34th New South Wales Parliament was dissolved on 29 March 1947. At the ensuing state election he was defeated by 27 (0.09%) votes by Dudley Padman, who was endorsed by both the Liberal party and the Country Party but sat in parliament as a Liberal. Hurley unsuccessfully re-contested the seat at the 1950 election and then retired from public life. He did not hold caucus, parliamentary or ministerial office.[2]
References
- ^ "Mr Cornelius John Hurley (1894–1985)". Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856–2006. New South Wales Parliament. Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2009.
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