Laurie Kelly (politician)
New South Wales Parliament for Corrimal | |
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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 Labor Party |
Spouse |
Rhonda Ali
(m. 1954; died 2018) |
Children | 2 |
Parent |
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Lawrence Borthwick Kelly Jr. 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
Labor Party in 1948. On 23 October 1954 he married Rhonda Ali, with whom he had two children and who preceded him in death.[1]
In 1968, Kelly was selected as the Labor candidate for the seat of
Kelly died on 11 July 2018 due to complications of pneumonia that he had contracted earlier in the month.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "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. "DistrictIndexes Corrimal". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for Wollongong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. 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.