Stan Neilly
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Stanley Thomas "Stan" Neilly (born 11 March 1942) is a former Australia
n politician. He was the Labor Party
member for Cessnock
in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1981 to 1988 and from 1991 to 1999.
Neilly was born in Abermain, New South Wales
, the son of politician George Neilly
. He attended the local state schools and then Cessnock
Technical College, qualifying as an accountant in 1963. In 1959 he had joined the Labor Party
; this was the year his father was elected as the Labor member for the state seat of Cessnock
. Stan Neilly worked as a local government officer from 1957 to 1981 for both Sydney City Council
and Cessnock City Council
.
Neilly's father retired at the 1978
state election and was succeeded in the seat of Cessnock by Bob Brown. In 1980, Brown resigned to contest the federal House of Representatives
, and Neilly was selected as the Labor candidate to stand in the by-election, which was held in early 1981. The seat had a very large Labor margin and Neilly was easily elected. He held the seat easily in the 1981 and 1984 elections, but in 1988 Cessnock underwent major boundary changes and he was defeated by Liberal
candidate Bob Roberts, losing by fewer than 300 votes.
He was the Labor candidate again in 1991, easily defeating Roberts. He held the seat until his retirement in 1999, leaving a healthy margin to his successor Kerry Hickey
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. He was the 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...
member for Cessnock
Electoral district of Cessnock
Cessnock is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the rural fringe of the Hunter. It is represented by Clayton Barr of the Australian Labor Party.-History:...
in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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 1981 to 1988 and from 1991 to 1999.
Neilly was born in Abermain, New South Wales
Abermain, New South Wales
Abermain is a town located 8 km ENE of Cessnock and 3 km west of Weston, in New South Wales, Australia. Abermain is adjacent to Werakata National Park.-Schools and Education:...
, the son of politician George Neilly
George Neilly
George Neilly was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Parliament from 1954 to 1977. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party ....
. He attended the local state schools and then Cessnock
Cessnock, New South Wales
Cessnock is a city in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, about by road west of Newcastle. It is the administrative centre of the Cessnock City Council LGA and was named after an 1826 grant of land called Cessnock Estate, which was owned by John Campbell...
Technical College, qualifying as an accountant in 1963. In 1959 he had joined the 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...
; this was the year his father was elected as the Labor member for the state seat of Cessnock
Electoral district of Cessnock
Cessnock is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales in the rural fringe of the Hunter. It is represented by Clayton Barr of the Australian Labor Party.-History:...
. Stan Neilly worked as a local government officer from 1957 to 1981 for both Sydney City Council
City of Sydney
The City of Sydney is the Local Government Area covering the Sydney central business district and surrounding inner city suburbs of the greater metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia...
and Cessnock City Council
City of Cessnock
Cessnock City Council is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, located to the west of Newcastle. The largest population centre and council seat is the city of Cessnock, after which the LGA is named....
.
Neilly's father retired at the 1978
New South Wales state election, 1978
A general election was held in the state of New South Wales, Australia, on Saturday 7 October 1978. The result was the "Wranslide": a landslide victory for the Australian Labor Party under Neville Wran....
state election and was succeeded in the seat of Cessnock by Bob Brown. In 1980, Brown resigned to contest the federal House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
, and Neilly was selected as the Labor candidate to stand in the by-election, which was held in early 1981. The seat had a very large Labor margin and Neilly was easily elected. He held the seat easily in the 1981 and 1984 elections, but in 1988 Cessnock underwent major boundary changes and he was defeated by Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
candidate Bob Roberts, losing by fewer than 300 votes.
He was the Labor candidate again in 1991, easily defeating Roberts. He held the seat until his retirement in 1999, leaving a healthy margin to his successor Kerry Hickey
Kerry Hickey
Kerry Arthur Hickey , a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Cessnock between 1999 and 2011 for the Australian Labor Party....
.