10-559: Wansbrough may refer to: Arthur Wansbrough (1877–1949), Australian politician Charles Wansbrough (1875–1939), Australian politician Henry Wansbrough , British biblical scholar and monk of Ampleforth John Wansbrough (1928–2002), American historian, working at SOAS, specialising in Islamic origins Owen Wansbrough-Jones (1906–1983), British academic chemist and soldier Places [ edit ] Wansbrough, Western Australia ,
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30-568: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Arthur Wansbrough Arthur William Wansbrough (20 August 1877 – 3 September 1949) was an Australian trade unionist and politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1924 to 1936, representing the seat of Albany . Wansbrough was born in York, Western Australia , to Matilda (née Massingham) and Joseph Wansbrough. He
40-475: The 1921 state election , but lost to the sitting Country Party member for Albany, John Scaddan (who was a former Labor premier ). The following year, at the 1922 Legislative Council elections, he contested South-East Province , but was defeated by the Country Party's Alfred Burvill . At the 1924 state election , which saw the election of a Labor government, Wansbrough successfully re-contested
50-461: The state of Western Australia on 15 February 1936 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly . The Labor Party , led by Premier Philip Collier , won a second term in office against the Country and Nationalist parties, led by Opposition Leader Charles Latham and Norbert Keenan respectively. No sitting MLA's retired at this election. This was one of the few elections in which
60-551: The Labor party allowed more than one candidate to run against a sitting MP, namely in the seat of Kalgoorlie . James Cunningham was defeated by fellow Labor candidate Herbert Styants , and Cunningham transferred to the Australian Senate the following year. At the election, 5 sitting members (four Labor and one Nationalist) were defeated—three of them by independents. In Maylands , one-term MLA Robert Clothier (Labor)
70-564: The seat of Albany. He remained in parliament until the 1936 election , when he was defeated by a Country candidate, Leonard Hill . After leaving parliament, Wansbrough returned to the railways. He attempted to reclaim his seat at the 1939 election but was unsuccessful. Wansbrough died in Albany in September 1949, aged 72. He had married Ada Louise Cooper in 1903, with whom he had four children. Wansbrough's older brother, Charles Wansbrough ,
80-465: Was also a member of parliament, representing the Country Party in the seat of Beverley . They served together from 1924 to 1930, and are the only brothers in the history of the Parliament of Western Australia to have represented different parties while sitting together. 1936 Western Australian state election Philip Collier Labor Philip Collier Labor Elections were held in
90-469: Was defeated by independent Nationalist Harry Shearn , who won with preferences from two endorsed nationalists. In East Perth , Minister for Employment and Labour James Kenneally was defeated by former Labor member Thomas Hughes , and the Nationalist member for Nelson , John Henry Smith , was defeated by independent Clarence Doust . The remaining seats, Subiaco and Albany , were lost by Labor to
100-610: Was raised in Beverley , where his parents were among the first settlers, and after leaving school worked in a post office for a period. In 1896, Wansbrough joined Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR), eventually becoming the senior guard on the Great Southern Railway (based out of Albany ). He and his brothers purchased a farming property at Bally Bally (near Beverley) in 1898, but he relinquished his share in 1904. Wansbrough first stood for parliament at
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