Helen Mayer

Helen Mayer
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Chisholm
In office
5 March 1983  11 July 1987
Preceded by Graham Harris
Succeeded by Michael Wooldridge
Personal details
Born (1932-09-07)7 September 1932
Kaniva, Victoria
Died 7 February 2008(2008-02-07) (aged 75)
Nationality Australian
Political party Australian Labor Party
Occupation Teacher

Dorothy Helen Mayer (7 September 1932 7 February 2008) was an Australian politician. Born in Kaniva, Victoria, she was educated at Swinburne Institute of Technology in Melbourne and then Toorak Teachers' College, after which she became a teacher. In 1983, she was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Chisholm, defeating Liberal MP Graham Harris. It was actually her third try for the seat; she had previously stood in 1977 and 1980, and on the second occasion slashed the Liberal majority from a fairly safe eight percent to a very marginal two percent. She held the seat until her defeat in 1987. Mayer died in 2008.[1]

References

  1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Graham Harris
Member for Chisholm
1983–1987
Succeeded by
Michael Wooldridge


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