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Loloma Livingston

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Loloma Livingston
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1966–1972
Succeeded byEdmund March
ConstituencyWestern (General Electors)
Personal details
Born1920[1]
Died23 July 2010
Queensland, Australia
Political partyAlliance Party
ProfessionArtist

Loloma Irene Livingston (1920 – 23 July 2010) was a Fijian artist and politician. Alongside Irene Jai Narayan and Losalini Raravuya Dovi, she was one of the first female members of the Legislative Council.[2]

Political career

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A fourth-generation European Fijian,[3] Livingston trained as a nurse.[4] She contested the Western General seat in the 1966 elections as the Alliance Party candidate, and was elected with a majority of over 1,000.[5]

Livingston was a motoring enthusiast and was a member of the North West Car Club.[4] She was also an advocate of adult education, and taught a series of English classes.[4]

She died in Queensland, Australia in July 2010.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Loloma : my life, art and politics in Fiji / Loma Livingston Trove
  2. ^ Mrs Narayan And Loloma Livingston Fiji Sun, 31 July 2011
  3. ^ "Ratu Mara heads Fiji's new government", Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1966, p11
  4. ^ a b c Fijis's women take a hand in politics Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1966, p77
  5. ^ 1966 Fiji Legislative Council elections Fiji Elections
  6. ^ Loloma Irene Livingston The New Zealand Herald, 27 July 2010