Mervyn Lee

Mervyn William Lee (18 August 1920 – 13 December 2009) was an Australian politician who served as the Liberal member for Lalor from 1966 to 1969. He died in December 2009 at the age of 89.[1]

Mervyn Lee
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Lalor
In office
26 November 1966  25 October 1969
Preceded byReg Pollard
Succeeded byJim Cairns
Personal details
Born(1920-08-18)18 August 1920
Broadford, Victoria
Died13 December 2009(2009-12-13) (aged 89)
Kilmore, Victoria
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
OccupationDrapery and hardware merchant

Early life and war service

Born in Broadford, Victoria in August 1920, he was educated at Kingswood College in Melbourne before becoming a Commonwealth public servant. After serving in the Royal Australian Navy in World War II 1941–46, he became a drapery and hardware merchant. He played Australian rules football for Acton in the Canberra Australian National Football League and while captain of Acton in 1947 won the Mulrooney Medal.[2]

Political career

In 1966, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Lalor, defeating long-serving Labor member Reg Pollard. He held the seat until 1969, when a redistribution erased his majority and gave Labor a notional six-percent majority. Believing this made Lalor impossible to hold, Lee unsuccessfully contested the nearby seat of Bendigo.[3]

References

  1. Herald Sun. Retrieved 15 January 2019
  2. "MP was noted Rules player". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 8 December 1966. p. 44. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Reg Pollard
Member for Lalor
1966–1969
Succeeded by
Jim Cairns


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