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Colman, Margaret Lynette (c. 1945 - )

Born
c. 1945

Summary

Margaret Colman stood for Parliament only once and ran a minimal campaign as a Democratic Labor Party candidate in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Kirribilli in 1973.

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Margaret Colman, the mother of four children, announced she would be the voice of reason and reform if elected. At the time of her campaign, she was described as a housewife. Her husband stood for the DLP in Davidson at the same election.

Sources used to compile this entry: North Shore Times31 October 1973; 14 November 1973.

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Created: 7 December 2005

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