Tom Aikens (politician)

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Tom Aikens
Townsville politician Tom Aikens.jpg
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Mundingburra
In office
15 April 1944 –28 May 1960
Preceded by John Dash
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Townsville South
In office
28 May 1960 –12 November 1977
Preceded byNew seat
Succeeded by Alex Wilson
Personal details
Born
Thomas Aikens

(1900-04-29)29 April 1900
Hughenden, Queensland, Australia
Died30 November 1985(1985-11-30) (aged 85)
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Political party North Queensland Labor Party
Spouse(s)Margaret Ann Myers
Occupation Engine driver

Thomas Aikens (29 April 1900 – 30 November 1985) was a politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

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Politics

Aikens was a member of the Cloncurry Shire Council from 1924 to 1930, being deputy chairman 1927 to 1930. From 1936 to 1949 he was an alderman of the City of Townsville, being deputy mayor from 1939 to 1944. [1]

City of Townsville Local government area in Queensland, Australia

The City of Townsville is an Australian local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville, together with the surrounding rural areas, to the south are the communities of Alligator Creek, Woodstock and Reid River, and to the north are Northern Beaches and Paluma, and also included is Magnetic Island. It currently has a population of 186,757 residents, and is the 28th-largest LGA in Australia.

Senior Cadet Tom Aikens, Charters Towers, 1916 Tom Aikens in Senior Cadet uniform StateLibQld 1 70935 Senior Cadet Tom Aikens, Charters Towers, 1916.jpg
Senior Cadet Tom Aikens, Charters Towers, 1916 Tom Aikens in Senior Cadet uniform

Initially, Aikens was a member of the Labor Party, being secretary of the Cloncurry branch from 1933 to 1940. He was also the founder of their branch at Hermit Park. [1] However, his Soviet sympathies caused him to be expelled from the party in 1940; the Hermit Park branch was also expelled from the Labor party in 1941 for the same reasons. The branch responded by forming its own political party, the North Queensland Labor Party (NQLP). [1]

Australian Labor Party (Queensland Branch) State branch of the Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party , commonly known as Queensland Labor is the Queensland branch of the Australian Labor Party.

Cloncurry, Queensland Town in Queensland, Australia

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Hermit Park, Queensland Suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Hermit Park is a suburb of Townsville in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Aikens contested the 1944 state election in the seat of Mundingburra as an NQLP and was elected on 15 April. Effectively an independent (being the only member of his party in the parliament), he retained the seat in the elections of 1947, 1950, 1953, 1956 and 1957. An electoral redistribution abolished the seat of Mundingburra in 1959 so Aikens successfully contested the seat of Townsville South instead in the 1960 election held on 28 May. He retained that seat through the state elections of 1963, 1966, 1969, 1972 and 1974. On 12 November 1977 he was defeated in the 1977 election by Labor candidate, Alex Wilson. [1]

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Electoral district of Mundingburra state electoral district of Queensland, Australia

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
John Dash 		Member for Mundingburra
1944–1960		Abolished
New seat Member for Townsville South
1960–1977		Succeeded by
Alex Wilson
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