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Tom Sheehy

1899 – 1984

Australian politician

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About Tom Sheehy

Lived 1899 – 1984 (aged 85). Tom Sheehy was an Australian politician.

Thomas Neil Sheehy (19 May 1899 – 23 September 1984) was a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1943 to 1949, representing the Division of Boothby, South Australia.

Sheehy defeated Boothby incumbent Grenfell Price at the landslide 1943 election on a 50.9 percent two-party vote from a 16.1 percent two-party swing. He retained the seat at the 1946 election on an increased two-party vote of 51.8 percent. With the increase in seats before the 1949 election, a redistribution erased Sheehy's majority and made Boothby notionally Liberal. Although the reconfigured Boothby had a notional Liberal margin of two percent, Sheehy concluded that the redistribution made Boothby impossible to hold and attempted to transfer to the newly created neighbouring seat of Kingston, which had absorbed much of the southern portion of his old seat. However, he was defeated with a 48.4 percent two-party vote by Liberal Jim Handby. Meanwhile, Labor lost Boothby from a 9.3 percent two-party swing.

Sheehy sought to retake his old seat in 1966, but was heavily defeated by Liberal John McLeay, Jr.

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Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Also known as
Thomas Sheehy, Thomas Neil Sheehy

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Tom Sheehy?

Australian politician (1899–1984)

When was Tom Sheehy born?

Tom Sheehy was born on 19 May 1899 in Adelaide.

When did Tom Sheehy die?

Tom Sheehy died on 23 September 1984.

What was Tom Sheehy's occupation?

Tom Sheehy was a politician.

What nationality was Tom Sheehy?

Tom Sheehy was Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tom Sheehy

· Wikidata: Q7793916

· DBpedia: Thomas Sheehy

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