Thomas Sheehy

Thomas Sheehy
Member of the Australian Parliament for Boothby
In office 12 August 1943 – 10 December 1949
Preceded by	Grenfell Price
Succeeded by	John McLeay, Sr.
Personal details
Born	19 May 1899
Died	23 September 1984 (aged 85)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party

Thomas Neil Sheehy (19 May 1899 – 23 September 1984) was a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1943 to 1949, representing the Division of Boothby, South Australia.^[1]

Sheehy defeated Boothby incumbent Grenfell Price at the landslide 1943 election on a 50.9 percent two-party vote from a 16.1 percent two-party swing. He retained the seat at the 1946 election on an increased two-party vote of 51.8 percent. With the increase in seats prior to the 1949 election, Boothby was significantly redistributed which saw Sheehy contest the newly created neighbouring seat of Kingston, however he was defeated with a 48.4 percent two-party vote by Liberal Jim Handby. Labor lost Boothby from a 9.3 percent two-party swing.

Notes

1. "Members of the House of Representatives since 1901". Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 2007-11-17. Retrieved 2007-11-18.