David O'Keefe (Australian politician)

David O'Keefe
Member of the Australian Parliament for Denison
In office 16 December 1922 – 14 November 1925
Preceded by	William Laird Smith
Succeeded by	John Gellibrand
Personal details
Born	21 August 1864(1864-08-21) Longford, Tasmania
Died	21 July 1943(1943-07-21) (aged 78)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Occupation	Journalist

David John O'Keefe (21 August 1864 – 21 July 1943) was an Australian politician. Born in Longford, Tasmania, he was educated at state schools before becoming a farm worker and miner. He was involved in the labour movement as a journalist and an organiser of the Australian Workers' Union. In 1901, he was elected to the Australian Senate, running with endorsement from the Protectionist Party, as there was no Labour Party in Tasmania at the time; however, he joined the Australian Labor Party caucus in Parliament. He was defeated in 1906, but re-elected in 1910, serving until his defeat in 1919 (taking effect in 1920). In 1922, he was elected to the House of Representatives, defeating Labor-turned-Nationalist MP William Laird Smith for the seat of Denison. He was defeated in 1925 by Nationalist John Gellibrand and worked in Western Australia for some time before returning to Tasmania in 1931. In 1934 O'Keefe was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, immediately taking the position of Speaker. He held the Speaker's position until 1942 and died the following year.^[1]

References

1. ^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by William Laird Smith	Member for Denison 1922 – 1925	Succeeded by John Gellibrand

Persondata
Name	O'Keefe, David John
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth	21 August 1864
Place of birth	Longford, Tasmania
Date of death	21 July 1943
Place of death

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