Mary Crawford
The Honourable Mary Crawford | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Forde | |
In office 11 July 1987 – 2 March 1996 | |
Preceded by | David Watson |
Succeeded by | Kay Elson |
Personal details | |
Born |
Toowoomba, Queensland | 12 April 1947
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Alma mater | University of Queensland |
Occupation | Teacher |
Mary Catherine Crawford (born 12 April 1947) was an Australian politician. Born in Toowoomba, Queensland, she was educated at the University of Queensland before becoming a teacher. In 1987, she was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Forde. On 25 March 1994 she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Housing and Regional Development, a position she held until the defeat of the Keating Government in the 1996 election, in which Crawford lost her seat. Crawford had previously held her seat with a fairly safe majority of 8.6 percent. However, a redistribution ahead of the election pushed Forde into some rural, conservative-leaning territory in the Scenic Rim. This wiped out Crawford's majority, reducing it to an extremely marginal 0.1 percent. Believing that this made Forde difficult—if not impossible—to hold, Crawford tried to transfer to the friendlier seat of Rankin, but was rebuffed by the party's organisational wing. She was defeated by Liberal Kay Elson on a nine-percent swing.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-13.
- ↑ https://blogs.crikey.com.au/pollbludger/fed2016/forde/
Parliament of Australia | ||
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Preceded by David Watson |
Member for Forde 1987–1996 |
Succeeded by Kay Elson |