- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE4387
Worsley, Maureen Gertrude Theresa
- Maiden name Anderson, Maureen Gertrude Theresa
- Born 1 September 1937, Burton-on-Trent, , England
- Died 16 September 2001, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Occupation Parliamentarian
Summary
Originally a member of the Australia Party, Maureen Worsley was one of the first women to be elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Australian Capital Territory in September 1974. She resigned from the party in 1977 and intended to stand as an Independent in the 1977 election, but her marriage breakdown meant she had to find full-time work. As a result she did not contest the 1979 election but was an Independent candidate for the electorate of Canberra in the 1982 election for the House of Assembly. She died of emphysema in 2001.
Archival resources
Published resources
- Book
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Resource
- Trove: Worsley, Maureen Gertrude Theresa (19370901-20010930), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1476842
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Site Exhibition
- From Lady Denman to Katy Gallagher: A Century of Women's Contributions to Canberra, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2013, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/ldkg