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Edward Thomas "Ted" Evans (7 September 1939 – 30 April 1981) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1980 until his death, representing the seat of Kalgoorlie.
Ted Evans | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
In office 23 February 1980 – 30 April 1981 | |
Preceded by | Tom Evans |
Succeeded by | Ian Taylor |
Constituency | Kalgoorlie |
Personal details | |
Born | Edward Thomas Evans 7 September 1939 Menzies, Western Australia, Australia |
Died | 30 April 1981 41) Mount Lawley, Western Australia, Australia | (aged
Political party | Labor |
Evans was born in the remote Goldfields town of Menzies, and attended Eastern Goldfields High School in Kalgoorlie. After leaving school, he worked for a period in the gold mines, later holding jobs as a train examiner for Commonwealth Railways and as a clerk and accountant for various mining firms. Evans was involved with the trade union movement, first as a member of the Gold Mining Clerks' Association and later as a member of the Australian Workers' Union.[1] A longtime member of the Labor Party, he stood for parliament at the 1980 state election, replacing the retiring Tom Evans (no relation) as the member for Kalgoorlie.[2] However, Evans' time in parliament was short-lived, as he died just over a year after taking office, aged only 41. His death came while undergoing minor surgery in Perth, and was unexpected.[3] The by-election occasioned by Evans' death was won by Ian Taylor, a future leader of the Labor Party.[2] Evans is Catholic.[1]
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