Barry Simon (politician)

Barry Simon
Member of the Australian Parliament for McMillan
In office 13 December 1975 – 18 October 1980
Preceded by	Arthur Hewson
Succeeded by	Barry Cunningham
Personal details
Born	1 April 1936 Melbourne, Victoria
Died	7 July 2004 (aged 68)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater	University of Melbourne
Occupation	Teacher, barrister

Barry Douglas Simon (1 April 1936 – 7 July 2004) was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he attended the University of Melbourne before becoming a teacher and barrister. He was a member of Berwick City Council, and served as its mayor. In 1975, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for McMillan, defeating Arthur Hewson, a member of the Liberals' Coalition partner the Country Party. He was defeated in 1980 by the Labor Party, largely due to the Democratic Labor Party's decision to direct its preferences to Labor in view of Simon's liberal views on abortion. Simon was also targeted by Right to Life organisations, and this was also credited as a factor in his defeat.^[1][2] Simon died in 2004.^[3]

References

1. Lyle Allan (2010). “Margaret Tighe. The most powerful woman in Victoria,” in Tasmanian Times, 30 November. http://tasmaniantimes.com/index.php?/weblog/article/margaret-tighe.-the-most-powerful-woman-in-victoria/
2. Ainsley Symons (2014), “Anti-Abortion Campaigning and the Political Process,” in Recorder (Melbourne Branch, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History), No. 279, March, p.3
3. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-20.