Clive Osborne

Clive Osborne
Clive Osborne MP
Member of the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
for Bathurst
In office
6 May 1967 – 28 August 1981
Preceded by Gus Kelly
Succeeded by Mick Clough
Personal details
Born Clive Geoffrey Osborne
18 March 1923
Gunnedah, New South Wales
Died 25 March 1998(1998-03-25) (aged 75)
Duramana, near Bathurst, New South Wales
Nationality  Australia
Political party Country Party of Australia
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Osborne (née Gordon)
Children 1 son, 1 daughter
Occupation Farmer
Religion Presbyterian
Website NSW Legislative Assembly webpage

Clive Geoffrey Osborne (18 March 1923 – 25 March 1998) was an Australian politician. He was a Country Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1967 to 1981, representing the electorate of Bathurst.[1]

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Private life

Osborne was the son of Edward Osborne, carpenter, and his wife Harriett Rose Osborne.

Early years

Educated at Bathurst Primary School and Bathurst High School and Bathurst College of Technical and Further Education; Osborne had active military duty during World War II, serving in the Royal Australian Navy during 1939 to 1945. He entered family furniture business in 1946 and was a reporter on Bathurst's local newspaper, The Western Advocate. In 1959, Osborne purchased properties at Duramana, north of Bathurst, and became a farmer.

Osborne was President of the Bathurst branch of the Returned Services League (Returned Serviceman's League) between 1959 and 1973. He was a Member of the Bathurst Land Board between 1960 and 1967, and a Member of Bathurst Legacy from 1961. His recreational interests include hockey and swimming and was President of the Bathurst Men's Hockey Association.

New South Wales state politics

Osborne was endorsed as the Country Party candidate for the seat of Bathurst at the 1965 State election, running against sitting Labor Member, Gus Kelly. Osborne was unsuccessful, winning 28.5 per cent of the vote in a three-cornered contest which saw Kelly re-elected.[2] Following the death of Kelly (who held the seat for nearly forty years)[3], a by-election was held in 1967, and Osborne was elected on Liberal Party preferences.[4] Osborne was re-elected at the 1968, 1971, 1973, 1976 and 1978 State elections.

Osborne contested the 1981 State election, representing the National Country Party (as the Country Patry was then known). An electoral redistribution had moved the solid Labor voting town of Lithgow from Blue Mountains to Bathurst, making Bathurst a notional Labor seat. The Labor Member for Blue Mountains, Mick Clough moved seat to contest Bathurst and won with a margin of 0.05%[5]. Osborne unsuccessfully contested the 1984 State election in an unusual move where the National Party of Australia (following another name change) endorsed two candidates[6].

During his time in Parliament, Osborne was a strong proponent of decentralisation programs[7].

References

  1. ^ "Mr Clive Geoffrey OSBORNE (1923 - 1998)". Members of Parliament. Parliament of New South Wales. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/members.nsf/1fb6ebed995667c2ca256ea100825164/0a90a6c5c9357685ca256e4d00113a19?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 
  2. ^ "Electoral district of Bathurst - 1965". Parliament of New South Wales. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/resources/nswelectionsanalysis/1965/Bathurst.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 
  3. ^ Green, Antony (10 January 2009). "More on the Frome by-election". Antony Green's Election Blog. ABC. http://blogs.abc.net.au/.m/antonygreen/2009/01/more-on-the-fro.html. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 
  4. ^ "Electoral district of Bathurst By-election - 1967". Parliament of New South Wales. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/resources/nswelectionsanalysis/1965/Bathurst_1.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 
  5. ^ "Electoral district of Bathurst - 1981". Parliament of New South Wales. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/resources/nswelectionsanalysis/1981/Bathurst.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 
  6. ^ "Electoral district of Bathurst - 1984". Parliament of New South Wales. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/resources/nswelectionsanalysis/1984/Bathurst.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 
  7. ^ "Legislative Council - Budget Estimates & Related Papers". Hansard. Parliament of New South Wales. 1991-11-12. http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/members.nsf/d890a06557517cedca256e700008765e/3639cb1022dcd7464a25672e0002e1ba/$FILE/First%20Speech.Gardiner.pdf. Retrieved 2010-06-19. 
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by
Gus Kelly		 Member for Bathurst
1967 – 1981		 Succeeded by
Mick Clough

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