• Entry type: Person
  • Entry ID: AWE4304

Willey, Mary Lindsay Caroline

(1941 – 2022)
  • Born 6 May, 1941, Warrawee New South Wales Australia
  • Died 14 February, 2022, Melbourne Victoria Australia
  • Occupation Parliamentarian

Summary

Originally a member of the Australian Labor Party, Mary Willey was elected to the House of Assembly in the Parliament of Tasmania in 1979 representing the electorate of Bass. She resigned from the Labor Party in 1981 in support of the premier of the time Doug Lowe in his approach to the damming of the Franklin River. She fought the 1982 election as an Independent and was unfortunately defeated on that occasion.

Archival resources

  • National Library of Australia
    • [Biographical cuttings on Mary Lindsay Caroline Willey, politician, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals]

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    • Women in Politics: Australian Labor Party