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| name = Jim Brown |
| name = Jim Brown |
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| − | | office = Member of the |
+ | | office = Member of the Legislative Assembly<br/>of Western Australia |
| term_start = 20 February 1971 |
| term_start = 20 February 1971 |
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| term_end = 30 March 1974 |
| term_end = 30 March 1974 |
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| predecessor = [[Jack Stewart (Western Australian politician)|Jack Stewart]] |
| predecessor = [[Jack Stewart (Western Australian politician)|Jack Stewart]] |
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| successor = [[Hendy Cowan]] |
| successor = [[Hendy Cowan]] |
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+ | | constituency = Merredin-Yilgarn |
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+ | | office2 = Member of the Legislative Council<br/>of Western Australia |
| term_start2 = 22 May 1980 |
| term_start2 = 22 May 1980 |
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| term_end2 = 21 May 1989 |
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| party = [[Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)|Labor]] |
| party = [[Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)|Labor]] |
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| − | '''James McMillan Brown''' (born 1927) is a former Australian politician who served in both houses of the |
+ | '''James McMillan Brown''' (born 1927) is a former Australian politician who served in both houses of the Parliament of Western Australia, representing the [[Australian Labor Party (Western Australian Branch)|Labor Party]]. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1971 to 1974, and later served in the Legislative Council from 1980 to 1992. |
==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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| − | Brown was born in [[Merredin, Western Australia|Merredin]] (a [[Wheatbelt (Western Australia)|Wheatbelt]] town), to Susan Marion (née Godridge) and William McMillan Brown. His family moved to Perth when he was a child, where he attended [[John Curtin Senior High School]]. In April 1945, after turning 18, he enlisted in the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF), although the imminent end of the war meant his time in the military was short-lived.<ref name="bio">[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/(Lookup)/102E6F89B6808B6A482577E50028A53F?OpenDocument James McMillan Brown] – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2016.</ref> Brown played high-level Australian rules football as a youth, appearing in three senior games for |
+ | Brown was born in [[Merredin, Western Australia|Merredin]] (a [[Wheatbelt (Western Australia)|Wheatbelt]] town), to Susan Marion (née Godridge) and William McMillan Brown. His family moved to Perth when he was a child, where he attended [[John Curtin Senior High School]]. In April 1945, after turning 18, he enlisted in the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (RAAF), although the imminent end of the war meant his time in the military was short-lived.<ref name="bio">[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/library/MPHistoricalData.nsf/(Lookup)/102E6F89B6808B6A482577E50028A53F?OpenDocument James McMillan Brown] – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2016.</ref> Brown played high-level Australian rules football as a youth, appearing in three senior games for South Fremantle during the 1949 WANFL season.<ref>[http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/intranet/libpages.nsf/WebFiles/sn11/$FILE/SN+11+Footballers+in+the+House.pdf Footballers in the House], Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2016.</ref> He moved to the country in 1950, initially running a store in [[Muntadgin, Western Australia|Muntadgin]] with his brother, and later running a [[Filling station|service station]] and [[Massey Ferguson]] dealership in Merredin.<ref name="bio"/> |
==Politics== |
==Politics== |
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| − | Brown first ran for parliament at the [[1968 Western Australian state election|1968 state election]]. He was [[Preselection|preselected]] to replace [[Lionel Kelly]] (a former Labor minister) in the |
+ | Brown first ran for parliament at the [[1968 Western Australian state election|1968 state election]]. He was [[Preselection|preselected]] to replace [[Lionel Kelly]] (a former Labor minister) in the seat of Merredin-Yilgarn, but lost to the [[Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division)|Liberal Party]]'s [[Jack Stewart (Western Australian politician)|Jack Stewart]]. Brown successfully recontested the seat at the [[1971 Western Australian state election|1971 election]], winning 52.7 percent of the [[two-party-preferred vote]]. However, he held it only until the next election [[1974 Western Australian state election|in 1974]], when he was defeated by the [[National Alliance (Australia)|National Alliance]]'s [[Hendy Cowan]].<ref name="res">{{cite book|last=Black|first=David|authorlink=David Black (historian)|last2=Prescott|first2=Valerie|title=Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996|year=1997|publisher=Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission|location=Perth, [W.A.]|isbn=0730984095}}</ref> Brown re-entered parliament at the [[1980 Western Australian state election|1980 state election]], winning election to the Legislative Council's [[South-East Province]]. He was re-elected [[1986 Western Australian state election|in 1986]], and at the [[1989 Western Australian state election|1989 election]] (following electoral reform) transferred to the new five-member [[Electoral region of Agricultural|Agricultural Region]]. Brown was elected chairman of committees in the Legislative Council in August 1989, and held the position until his retirement from parliament in March 1992.<ref name="bio"/> |
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| − | * [[Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly]] |
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Revision as of 17:38, 27 February 2021
| The Honourable Jim Brown | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
In office 20 February 1971 – 30 March 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Hendy Cowan |
| Constituency | Merredin-Yilgarn |
| Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia | |
In office 22 May 1980 – 21 May 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Claude Stubbs |
| Succeeded by | None (seat abolished) |
| Constituency | South-East Province |
In office 22 May 1989 – 3 March 1992 Serving with Caldwell, Charlton, McAleer, Wordsworth | |
| Constituency | Agricultural Region |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1927 (age 96–97) Merredin, Western Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
James McMillan Brown (born 1927) is a former Australian politician who served in both houses of the Parliament of Western Australia, representing the Labor Party. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1971 to 1974, and later served in the Legislative Council from 1980 to 1992.
Early life
Brown was born in Merredin (a Wheatbelt town), to Susan Marion (née Godridge) and William McMillan Brown. His family moved to Perth when he was a child, where he attended John Curtin Senior High School. In April 1945, after turning 18, he enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), although the imminent end of the war meant his time in the military was short-lived.[1] Brown played high-level Australian rules football as a youth, appearing in three senior games for South Fremantle during the 1949 WANFL season.[2] He moved to the country in 1950, initially running a store in Muntadgin with his brother, and later running a service station and Massey Ferguson dealership in Merredin.[1]
Politics
Brown first ran for parliament at the 1968 state election. He was preselected to replace Lionel Kelly (a former Labor minister) in the seat of Merredin-Yilgarn, but lost to the Liberal Party's Jack Stewart. Brown successfully recontested the seat at the 1971 election, winning 52.7 percent of the two-party-preferred vote. However, he held it only until the next election in 1974, when he was defeated by the National Alliance's Hendy Cowan.[3] Brown re-entered parliament at the 1980 state election, winning election to the Legislative Council's South-East Province. He was re-elected in 1986, and at the 1989 election (following electoral reform) transferred to the new five-member Agricultural Region. Brown was elected chairman of committees in the Legislative Council in August 1989, and held the position until his retirement from parliament in March 1992.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 James McMillan Brown – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ↑ Footballers in the House, Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ↑ Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.
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