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Morris, Marie Elizabeth

Born
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Summary

Marie Morris ran for election to parliament twice, both times as an Australia Party candidate. She stood for election to the House of Representatives seat of Phillip in 1975 and for the seat of Maroubra in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly in 1976.

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At the time of her candidacy, Marie Morris had been a resident of the Phillip Electorate for 11 years and was concerned that the quality of life in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney was deteriorating. She was married with three children.

Sources used to compile this entry: Ephemera on NSW State and local elections, Box 4, Mitchell Library collection, State Library of NSW, Sydney.

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Created: 14 December 2005, Last modified: 16 December 2005

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