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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 FrostMember for Maryborough and Daylesford
1942–1947Succeeded by
Seat abolishedPreceded by
Seat createdMember for Midlands
1947–1970Succeeded by
Leslie ShiltonPolitical offices Preceded by
Ernie ShepherdLeader of the Opposition (Victoria)
1958–1967Succeeded by
Clyde HoldingParty political offices Preceded by
Ernie ShepherdLeader of the Australian Labor Party in Victoria
1958–1967Succeeded by
Clyde HoldingCategories:- 1909 births
- 1992 deaths
- Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
- Australian Labor Party politicians
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Leaders of the Opposition in Victoria (Australia)
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