James Ormonde (Australian politician)

James Ormonde
Senator for New South Wales
In office 30 July 1958 – 21 November 1958
Preceded by	Bill Ashley
Succeeded by	Colin McKellar
In office 1 July 1959 – 30 November 1970
Succeeded by	Jim McClelland
Personal details
Born	23 March 1903 Fife, Scotland
Died	30 November 1970 (aged 67)
Nationality	Scottish Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Journalist

James Patrick Ormonde (23 March 1903 – 30 November 1970) was a Scottish-born Australian politician. Born in Fife, he migrated to Australia as a child and was educated at Catholic schools in Maitland, New South Wales. He became a journalist first with the Labor Daily and then with the Sydney Morning Herald. In 1958, he was appointed to the Australian Senate as a Labor Senator for New South Wales, filling the casual vacancy resulting from the death of Labor Senator Bill Ashley. He was re-elected in the 1958 election, but the remainder of Ashley's term was filled by Colin McKellar; thus, Ormonde was not a Senator between 22 November 1958 and 1 July 1959. He remained in the Senate until his retirement in 1970; however, he died before his retirement took effect in 1971 and Jim McClelland, who had been elected to replace him, filled the vacancy.^[1]

References

1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-11-10.