Clarrie Robertson

Clarrie Robertson
Personal details
Born	9 April 1902(1902-04-09) near Dubbo, New South Wales
Died	31 October 1974(1974-10-31) (aged 72) Bondi, New South Wales
Political party	Australian Labor Party

Clarence Gordon Robertson (9 April 1902 – 31 October 1974) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1942 and 1950 and again between 1953 and 1959. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party.

Early life

Robertson was born at Dubbo, New South Wales and was the son of a butcher. He was educated to elementary level in Dubbo and, from the age of 14, worked as a rural labourer. He was employed by the New South Wales Government Railways in the mid-west of New south Wales between 1924 and 1942.^[1]

State Parliament

Robertson was the endorsed Labor candidate for the seat of Dubbo at the 1941 state election. Despite a resurgence in rural support for Labor at the election, Robertson was defeated by the incumbent Country Party member George Wilson by 159 votes. Wilson died 11 months after the election and Robertson won the resultant by-election. He retained the seat for Labor for 8 years but was defeated, during a general swing against Labor, at the 1950 election by Robert Medcalf the incumbent Country Party member for Lachlan. Medcalf's seat had been abolished by a redistribution. Robertson regained the seat in 1953 and retained it until he was defeated at the 1959 election by the Liberal Party's, Les Ford. Robertson joined the Country Party in 1961 in the expectation that he would be the party's candidate at the election held in March 1962^[2]. However, the party did not endorse a candidate and Robertson styled himself as the "Independent Country" nominee. He received 5% of the vote and retired from public life. He did not hold party, parliamentary of ministerial office. After leaving parliament he owned and managed a farm.

References

1. ^ "Mr Clarence Gordon Robertson (1902 - 1974)". Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856-2006. New South Wales Parliament. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/99664914dfbd913bca256e530010769d?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2009-01-11. 
2. ^ Antony Green. "New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007". New South Wales Parliament. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/resources/nswelectionsanalysis/HomePage.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-11. 

Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by George Wilson	Member for Dubbo 1942 – 1950	Succeeded by Robert Medcalf
Preceded by Robert Medcalf	Member for Dubbo 1953 – 1959	Succeeded by Les Ford

Persondata
Name	Robertson, Clarrie
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	9 April 1902
Place of birth	near Dubbo, New South Wales
Date of death	31 October 1974
Place of death	Bondi, New South Wales