Mel Bungey

Mel Bungey
Member of the Australian Parliament for Canning
In office 18 May 1974 – 5 March 1983
Preceded by	John Hallett
Succeeded by	Wendy Fatin
Personal details
Born	30 August 1934 Gnowangerup, Western Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater	University of Western Australia
Occupation	Farmer

Melville Harold "Mel" Bungey (born 30 August 1934) is an Australian retired politician. Born in Gnowangerup, Western Australia, he was educated at Wesley College, Perth and the University of Western Australia before becoming a farmer. Later, he was Vice-President of the Wool Section in the Farmers' Union of Western Australia. In 1974, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Canning, defeating the sitting member, John Hallett of the Country Party. He held the seat until his defeat in 1983 by Labor candidate Wendy Fatin.^[1]

References

1. Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Retrieved 2008-07-28.