Clive Stoneham

Clive Philip Stoneham, OBE (12 April 1909 – 3 July 1992) was an Australian politician. He was an ALP member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for 28 years from 1942 to 1970, representing the electorates of Maryborough and Daylesford (1942–1947) and Midlands (1947–1970). From 1958 to 1967 he was leader of the State Opposition; he lost the elections of 1961, 1964 and 1967, all to the incumbent Liberal Premier Sir Henry Bolte.

Family

Stoneham married Maisie Chesterfield in 1930.

His mother was the pioneer New Zealand unionist Ada Florence Whitehorn,and his father John Stoneham a piano tuner.

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by George Clement Frost	Member for Maryborough and Daylesford 1942–1947	Succeeded by Seat abolished
Preceded by Seat created	Member for Midlands 1947–1970	Succeeded by Leslie Shilton
Political offices
Preceded by Ernie Shepherd	Leader of the Opposition (Victoria) 1958–1967	Succeeded by Clyde Holding
Party political offices
Preceded by Ernie Shepherd	Leader of the Australian Labor Party in Victoria 1958–1967	Succeeded by Clyde Holding

Persondata
Name	Stoneham, Clive
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Date of birth	12 April 1909
Place of birth
Date of death	3 July 1992
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