Garry Kelly
South Metropolitan Region | |
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| Born | 26 May 1948 Labor |
Garry Kenneth Kelly (26 May 1948 – 11 July 2002) was an Australian politician who served as a
Labor Party member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia
from 1982 to 1993. He stood for parliament eight times in total, winning four elections.
Kelly was born in
Liberal Party safe seat) at the 1971 state election.[1] At the next three state elections, he ran for the Legislative Assembly, contesting South Perth at the 1974 election and Murdoch at the 1977 and 1980 elections.[2] In 1980, Kelly collapsed at work and fractured his skull. His injury left him in a coma for several weeks and required brain surgery followed by a lengthy period of recovery.[3]
In 1982, Kelly won a Legislative Council by-election for
South Metropolitan Region. He was elected chairman of committees in March 1992, replacing Jim Brown.[1] However, prior to the 1993 election, "factional manoeuvres" relegated Kelly to the unwinnable third position on the Labor ticket, and he lost his seat. Kelly killed himself in July 2002, aged 54, after a period of depression.[3] He had married twice, having three children by his first wife (who died of breast cancer in 1998) and two step-children from his second marriage.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Garry Kenneth Kelly, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ISBN 0730984095.
- ^ a b Michael Southwell, "Lessons in stalwart service", The West Australian, 27 September 2002.