Maurie Keane
Maurice Francis "Maurie" Keane (21 September 1923 – 12 October 2014) was an Australian politician. He was the
Born in Croydon Park in Sydney to Maurice and Desiree Keane, he attended Homebush High School and De La Salle College in Ashfield. After leaving school he became a proof-reader for a printing company in Sydney in 1940, before becoming a salesman in 1941. He enlisted in the AIF in 1942 and was a signalman with the 2nd Australian Corps of Signals. He returned to sales after the war's end in 1945. On 15 December 1951 he married Patricia Lucy Christmas, with whom he had three children.[1]
In 1957, Keane joined the
In 1973, a new state seat, Woronora, was created in the Sutherland area, with a notional Labor majority. Keane was selected as the Labor candidate and won the seat with a 2% margin. He held the seat until 1988,
References
- ^ a b c "Mr (Maurie) Maurice Francis Keane". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for Woronora". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1988 Sutherland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 July 2020.