George White (Australian politician)

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George Edward White (14 January 1905 – 5 May 1986) was an Australian politician, who was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the electorate of Mentone, representing the Labor Party, from 1945 to 1947 and 1950 to 1955, and the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist) (Democratic Labor Party) from March to April 1955. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Robert Murray (1970), The Split, F.W. Cheshire, Melbourne.
  2. "George Edward White". Re-Member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. Ainsley Symons (2012), 'Democratic Labor Party members in the Victorian Parliament of 1955-1958,' in Recorder (Australian Society for the Study of Labour History, Melbourne Branch) No. 275, November, Pages 4-5.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
new seat
Member for Mentone
19451947
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Harry Drew
Member for Mentone
19501955
Succeeded by