Alexander Wilson (Australian politician)
Alexander Wilson | |
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Member of the Australian Parliament for Wimmera | |
In office 23 October 1937 – 31 December 1945 | |
Preceded by | Hugh McClelland |
Succeeded by | Winton Turnbull |
Personal details | |
Born | Independent | 7 June 1889
Occupation | Farmer |
Alexander Wilson (7 June 1889 – 26 January 1954) was an Australian
Biography
Born in County Down, Ulster, Ireland (now in Northern Ireland), Wilson was educated in Belfast and migrated to Australia in 1908, becoming a farmer at Ultima, Victoria.
Wilson was a prominent leader of
Often voting with the opposition Australian Labor Party,[2] Wilson easily retained his seat at the 1940 Australian election and it was "common knowledge that Labor members were now working closely with Wilson".[2] Prime Minister Arthur Fadden of the Country Party presided over a minority government, with Wilson and fellow cross-bencher Arthur Coles holding the balance of power in the House of Representatives.
In 1941, Wilson and Coles voted against the Budget, bringing down Fadden's government.
Sources
- Abjorensen, N. (2016) The Manner of Their Going, Australian Scholarly Publishing: Kew. ISBN 978 1 925333 21 3.
References
- ^ Abjorensen, p. 116.
- ^ a b Abjorensen, p. 117.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2008.
- ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 22 February 2015.