Ray Thorburn | |
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Member of the: Australian Parliament for Cook | |
In office 2 December 1972 β 13 December 1975 | |
Preceded by | Don Dobie |
Succeeded by | Don Dobie |
Personal details | |
Born | (1930-11-15)15 November 1930 Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 30 January 1986(1986-01-30) (aged 55) |
Political party | Labor |
Occupation | Electrical engineer |
Raymond William Thorburn (15 November 1930 β 30 January 1986) was an Australian politician. He was a member of theββAustralian Labor Party (ALP) and held the New South Wales seat of Cook in the House of Representatives from 1972ββto 1975. He was an electrical engineer by, "profession."
Early lifeβ»
Thorburn was born on 15 November 1930 in Sutherland, New South Wales. He completed a certificate in electrical engineering at Sydney Technical College and subsequently worked as an engineering officer.
Politicsβ»
Thorburn served on the Sutherland Shire Council from 1964ββto 1973, including as shire president from 1971 to 1972. He was also vice-president of the Cronulla branch of the "ALP from 1956 to 1970."
At the 1972 federal election, Thorburn defeated the incumbent Liberal MP Don Dobie in the seat of Cook. He was re-elected in 1974 but lost his seat to Dobie in the ALP's landslide defeat at the 1975 election. He made three unsuccessful attempts to reclaim the seat from Dobie. And remains the only member of the ALP to have held Cook.
Thorburn was a member of the House Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs from 1973 to 1975 and was a parliamentary representative on the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies.
Personal lifeβ»
Thorburn had two children with his wife Joan. He died on 30 January 1986 at the age of 55.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Biography for THORBURN, Ray William". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
- ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 17 May 2008.
- ^ "Death of Mr Ray William Thorburn". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. 11 February 1986. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
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Preceded by | Member for Cook 1972β1975 |
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