- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE1270
Blaxell, Margaret Anne
(1934 – 2023)- Nationality Australian
- Born 14 March, 1934
- Died 17 January, 2023, Sydney New South Wales Australia
- Occupation Nurse, Political candidate, Public servant
Summary
Margaret Blaxell was an active and long-term member of the ALP. She was an ALP candidate for Ermington in 1991 and House of Representatives candidate for Dundas in 1983 and 1984.
Details
Margaret Blaxell worked as a nurse and public servant. She joined the ALP in 1974, and was campaign director for the seats of Dundas in 1977 and Ryde in 1978, 1981 and 1984. She was appointed to Ryde Hospital Board and Ryde-Hunters Hill Area Health Service.
She was married to Greg Blaxell, and they had three sons.
Events
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1959 - 1959
General Nursing Certificate
Education -
1984 - 1984
BA Sydney
Education
Published resources
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Resource
- Trove: Blaxell, Margaret Anne (1934-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-694097
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Site Exhibition
- Putting Skirts on the Sacred Benches: Women Candidates for the New South Wales Parliament, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2006, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/pssb/home.html