Keith Anderson (Australian politician)
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Keith Anderson was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1961 until 1962. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party
.
Anderson was born in Eurobodalla
and was the son of a labourer. He trained as a carpenter and worked for the New South Wales Maritime Authority. He served as president of the Bridge, Wharf and Engineering Construction Carpenters' Union for eight years. During World War II he served as an Australian infantryman in the Middle East and South Pacific. He was an alderman (1957-62) and mayor (1957- 58) of Waverley
.
The 1961 death of William Ferguson
, the member for the seat of Paddington-Waverley
, resulted in a by-election. Anderson won both the ALP pre-selection and the main election. However, his career lasted less than a year as the seat was abolished during a redistribution of the electorates before the 1962 election
. He did not stand for another elected parliamentary position.
Uniquely both Anderson's wife and his only son served in the New South Wales parliament. His wife Kath
was a member of the Legislative Council
from 1973 till 1981. His son Peter
was a member of the Legislative Assembly and a Government minister between 1978 and 1995.
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
from 1961 until 1962. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
.
Anderson was born in Eurobodalla
Eurobodalla Shire
Eurobodalla Shire is a Local Government Area in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in a largely mountainous coastal region on the South Coast of New South Wales. It is on the Pacific Ocean, the Princes Highway and the Kings Highway....
and was the son of a labourer. He trained as a carpenter and worked for the New South Wales Maritime Authority. He served as president of the Bridge, Wharf and Engineering Construction Carpenters' Union for eight years. During World War II he served as an Australian infantryman in the Middle East and South Pacific. He was an alderman (1957-62) and mayor (1957- 58) of Waverley
Waverley Municipal Council
Waverley Municipal Council is a Local Government Area in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.- History :...
.
The 1961 death of William Ferguson
William Ferguson (1891-1961)
William John Ferguson was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council for 16 days in 1953 and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1953 until his death. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party .Ferguson was born in Redfern and...
, the member for the seat of Paddington-Waverley
Electoral district of Paddington-Waverley
Paddington-Waverley was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It was created in 1959, when Paddington and part of Waverley were merged. Paddington-Waverley was abolished in 1962 and partly replaced by Bligh.-Members for Paddington-Waverley:...
, resulted in a by-election. Anderson won both the ALP pre-selection and the main election. However, his career lasted less than a year as the seat was abolished during a redistribution of the electorates before the 1962 election
New South Wales state election, 1962
The 1962 New South Wales state election was held on 3 March 1962. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1961 redistribution...
. He did not stand for another elected parliamentary position.
Uniquely both Anderson's wife and his only son served in the New South Wales parliament. His wife Kath
Kath Anderson
Kathleen Harris "Kath" Anderson AM, née Hough was an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1973 to 1981...
was a member of the Legislative Council
New South Wales Legislative Council
The New South Wales Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the parliament of New South Wales in Australia. The other is the Legislative Assembly. Both sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney. The Assembly is referred to as the lower house and the Council as...
from 1973 till 1981. His son Peter
Peter Anderson (politician)
Peter Thomas Anderson , a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Nepean between 1978 and 1981, Penrith between 1981 and 1988, and Liverpool between 1989 and 1995 for the Australian Labor Party...
was a member of the Legislative Assembly and a Government minister between 1978 and 1995.