Laurie Kelly (politician)

Laurie Kelly
The Honourable; Laurie Kelly; AM
25th Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
	In office; 25 May 1976 – 26 April 1988
Premier	Neville Wran; Barrie Unsworth; Nick Greiner
Preceded by	Jim Cameron
Succeeded by	Kevin Rozzoli
Member of the New South Wales Parliament; for Corrimal
	In office; 24 February 1968 – 22 February 1988
Preceded by	New district
Succeeded by	District abolished
Personal details
Born	Lawrence Borthwick Kelly Jr.; 5 November 1928; Thirroul, New South Wales, Australia
Died	11 July 2018 (aged 89)
Cause of death	pneumonia
Political party	Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Rhonda Ali; (m. 1954; died 2018)[1][2]
Children	2
Father	Laurie Kelly Sr.

Lawrence Borthwick Kelly Jr. AM (5 November 1928 – 11 July 2018) was an Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Corrimal in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1968 to 1988, and served as Speaker from 1976 to 1988.[1][3]

Kelly was born in Thirroul, the son of Laurie Kelly Sr., who was a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1947 to 1955. He was educated at Thirroul Primary School and Wollongong High School, and after leaving school worked as an accountant. He joined the Labor Party in 1948. On 23 October 1954 he married Rhonda Ali, with whom he would have two children and would proceed him in death.[1]

In 1968, Kelly was selected as the Labor candidate for the seat of Corrimal, largely a successor to his father's old seat of Bulli. Elected easily, he never had difficulty in winning re-election. He was appointed Speaker in 1976, serving until 1988, when his seat of Corrimal was abolished. Kelly challenged sitting Independent MP Frank Arkell for his seat of Wollongong, but was defeated.[4][5]

Kelly died on 11 July 2018 due to complications of pneumonia which he had contracted earlier in the month.[6]

References

"The Hon. Lawrence Borthwick [2] Kelly". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
"Rhonda Joyce Kelly Tribute". Bethal Funerals. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
Crabb, Brendan (12 July 2018). "Vale former Illawarra public servant Laurie Kelly".
Green, Antony (2010). "Contests for Corrimal". NSW Election Database. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
Green, Antony (2010). "Contests for Wollongong". NSW Election Database. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
Crabb, Brendan (12 July 2018). "Local Labor members mourn the death of Laurie Kelly, 'a giant of the Illawarra Labor movement'". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 13 July 2018.

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New district	Member for Corrimal 1968–1988	District abolished
Preceded by Jim Cameron	Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly 1976–1988	Succeeded by Kevin Rozzoli

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[parliament-1] "The Hon. Lawrence Borthwick [2] Kelly". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[2] "Rhonda Joyce Kelly Tribute". Bethal Funerals. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

[3] Crabb, Brendan (12 July 2018). "Vale former Illawarra public servant Laurie Kelly".

[green-4] Green, Antony (2010). "Contests for Corrimal". NSW Election Database. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[green2-5] Green, Antony (2010). "Contests for Wollongong". NSW Election Database. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[6] Crabb, Brendan (12 July 2018). "Local Labor members mourn the death of Laurie Kelly, 'a giant of the Illawarra Labor movement'". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 13 July 2018.