Donald Maisey

Donald Maisey
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Moore
In office
30 November 1963  18 May 1974
Preceded by Hugh Leslie
Succeeded by John Hyde
Personal details
Born (1915-05-06)6 May 1915
Goomalling, Western Australia
Died 20 April 2005(2005-04-20) (aged 89)
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Country Party
Spouse(s) Dorothy Maisey
Children Graham Maisey
Occupation Farmer

Donald William Maisey (6 May 1915 20 April 2005) was an Australian politician.

Biography

Born in Goomalling, Western Australia, Maisey was educated at Wesley College in Perth before becoming a farmer and grazier at Dowerin.

During the Depression, Maisey became active in organising primary producers and helped form the Farmer's Union of Western Australia in 1947.[1] He was President of the Australian Wheatgrowers' Federation in 1954. In 1963, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Country Party member for Moore. He held the seat until 1974, when he was defeated by a candidate from the Liberal Party. Maisey died in 2005.[2]

References

  1. Whitington, p. 138.
  2. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-08-01.

Sources

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Hugh Leslie
Member for Moore
1963–1974
Succeeded by
John Hyde


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