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Robyn Walmsley

Robyn Walmsley

Australian Capital Territory politician

Robyn-Lyn Walmsley [1] (known as Robyn Walmsley) is a former Australian politician. She was an Australian Labor Party member of the former Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly from 1979 to 1985.

Early life

Walmsley was born in Canberra.[2] At the time of her election to the House of Assembly in 1979, she was 32, a qualified biochemist, a graduate student in politics at the Australian National University, and married with two children.[3]

Community activism

Prior to election to the ACT House of Assembly, Walmsley was active in the Abortion Counselling Service.[4] and a vice-president of the Family Planning Association.[5] She was also an active member of Women Against Rape.[6] In 1981 she was elected vice-president of the ACT Council of Social Service.[7]

Career

Walmsley was elected to the ACT House of Assembly in 1979, for the Division of Canberra.[8] Peter Vallee was Labor leader from 1977 to 1982. He resigned, in order to allow a woman to lead Labor into the 1982 election.[9] Walmsley then became the acting leader,[10] but, as it turned out, a woman was not elected leader. The new leader was Ken Doyle, but he resigned after a year, in 1983, and Maurene Horder was elected leader in his place.[11]

Walmsley resigned as a MHA in 1985, and was replaced by Rosemary Follett.[12]

References

  1. [1]
    "AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL, TERRITORY HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS—DIVISION OF CANBERRA". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. S113. Australia, Australia. 20 June 1979. p. 1. Retrieved 25 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. [2]
    "ACT economy heads ALP concerns". The Canberra Times. Vol. 53, no. 15, 957. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 June 1979. p. 9. Retrieved 25 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. [3]
    "ACT economy heads ALP concerns". The Canberra Times. Vol. 53, no. 15, 957. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 June 1979. p. 9. Retrieved 25 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. [4]
    "LETTERS to the Editor The abortion issue". The Canberra Times. Vol. 53, no. 15, 740. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 October 1978. p. 17. Retrieved 25 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. [5]
    "ACT economy heads ALP concerns". The Canberra Times. Vol. 53, no. 15, 957. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 June 1979. p. 9. Retrieved 25 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. [6]
    "LETTERS to the Editor". The Canberra Times. Vol. 56, no. 16, 999. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 April 1982. p. 2. Retrieved 25 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. [7]
    "IN BRIEF Kings Cross vice blitz nets 11". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 611. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 March 1981. p. 3. Retrieved 25 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. [8]
    "Candidates declared elected". The Canberra Times. Vol. 53, no. 15, 969. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 June 1979. p. 9. Retrieved 25 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. [9]
    "MHA blames feminists as he quits ALP". The Canberra Times. Vol. 56, no. 17, 015. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 April 1982. p. 1. Retrieved 12 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. [10]
    "ALP leader". The Canberra Times. Vol. 56, no. 17, 016. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 April 1982. p. 3. Retrieved 12 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. [11]
    "CORRECTION". The Canberra Times. Vol. 58, no. 17, 523. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 20 September 1983. p. 3. Retrieved 12 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. [12]
    "Canberra agrees to link with French district". The Canberra Times. Vol. 60, no. 18, 244. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 September 1985. p. 9. Retrieved 25 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
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