Mervyn Lee

Mervyn Lee
Member of the Australian Parliament for Lalor
In office 26 November 1966 – 25 October 1969
Preceded by	Reg Pollard
Succeeded by	Jim Cairns
Personal details
Born	18 August 1920 (1920-08-18) (age 91) Broadford, Victoria
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Occupation	Drapery and hardware merchant

Mervyn William Lee (born 18 August 1920) was an Australian politician. Born in Broadford, Victoria, he was educated at Kingswood College in Melbourne before becoming a Commonwealth public servant. After serving in World War II 1941-46, he became a drapery and hardware merchant. In 1966, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Lalor, defeating long-serving Labor member Reg Pollard. He held the seat until 1969, when he unsuccessfully attempted to win the nearby seat of Bendigo.^[1]

References

1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-06-20. 

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Reg Pollard	Member for Lalor 1966 – 1969	Succeeded by Jim Cairns

Persondata
Name	Lee, Mervyn William
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	18 August 1920
Place of birth	Broadford, Victoria
Date of death
Place of death