Cecil Allen Blanchard (17 April 1929 – 25 October 2008) was an Australian federal politician.
Allen Blanchard | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Moore | |
| In office 5 March 1983 – 24 March 1990 | |
| Preceded by | John Hyde |
| Succeeded by | Paul Filing |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cecil Allen Blanchard 17 April 1929 London, England |
| Died | 25 October 2008 (aged 79)[1] |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupation | Criminologist |
Biography
editBorn in London, England, Blanchard migrated to Australia, where he was educated at the Institute of Technology in Western Australia. He subsequently returned to England for tertiary education at the University of London, and later became a social worker and criminologist, before taking up a post as a training and staff development officer.[citation needed]
In 1983, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for the Division of Moore, defeating sitting Liberal member John Hyde. He held the seat until 1990, when a redistribution made his seat marginally Liberal. He opted to run for reelection, and was defeated by Liberal Paul Filing on a swing of six percent.[2]
In 1987, he headed an inquiry into the Aboriginal homelands movement in Australia, by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
- ^ Parliament of Australia. House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs (March 1987). Inquiry into the Aboriginal homelands movement in Australia. Published online 12 June 2011. Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-06201-0. Retrieved 15 August 2020 – via Parliament of Australia. PDF
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