Lou Walsh
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Born | near Labor Party | 29 March 1899
Louis Andrew Walsh (29 March 1899 – 1 September 1978) was an Australian politician and a member of the
Labor Party
.
Early life
Walsh was born at Yatteyattah near
New South Wales Department of Education and became an official in the New South Wales Teachers Federation. He was elected an alderman of Randwick City Council between 1950 and 1953 and between 1959 and 1962 and was mayor in 1952. In the period he was absent from parliament between 1956 and 1962, Walsh was a teacher at Sydney Technical High School and Randwick Boys High School[1]
State Parliament
Walsh was the endorsed Labor candidate for the seat of
Liberal Party member and future Speaker, Kevin Ellis
. This was the first of seven elections over 18 years were contested by Walsh and Ellis.
Walsh defeated Ellis, during a statewide swing to Labor, at the next election in 1953.[3] However, he was again defeated by Ellis at the 1956,[4]1956 when Labor's vote fell because of the split in the federal party caused by the formation of the DLP. Walsh was unsuccessful at the 1959 election,[5] but defeated Ellis in 1962.[6] Ellis regained the seat, yet again, in the general anti-Labor swing that resulted in the defeat of the Renshaw government in 1965 to regain the seat,[7] Walsh made a final unsuccessful attempt to win the seat in 1968.[8] He did not hold party, parliamentary or ministerial office.
References
- ^ "Mr Louis Andrew Walsh(1899-1978)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1950 Coogee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1953 Coogee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1956 Coogee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1959 Coogee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1962 Coogee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1965 Coogee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1968 Coogee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2020.