- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE1686
Morris, Marie Elizabeth
- Occupation Political candidate
Summary
Marie Morris ran for election to parliament twice, both times as an Australia Party candidate. She stood for election to the House of Representatives seat of Phillip in 1975 and for the seat of Maroubra in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1976.
Details
At the time of her candidacy, Marie Morris had been a resident of the Phillip Electorate for 11 years and was concerned that the quality of life in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney was deteriorating. She was married with three children.
Published resources
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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
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Resource
- Trove: Morris, Marie Elizabeth, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-727065