Edward Peate Oldfield was an Australian politician, and a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1951 until 1965 representing the seats of Maylands and Mount Lawley at different times.
11 Facts About Edward Oldfield
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Edward Oldfield attended Victoria Park Primary School and Perth Boys' School, and obtained work as a truck driver by 1940.
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On 20 May 1940, with Australia actively involved in the Second World War, Edward Oldfield enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force and served in Egypt, Syria and New Guinea with the HQ Co.
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Edward Oldfield had joined the Liberal Party and, following the death on 21 January 1951 of the long-serving Independent Liberal member for Maylands, he contested and won the resulting 1951 Maylands state election on 17 February 1951 for the party.
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Edward Oldfield was refused admission to the Parliamentary Party, a move which was not uncontroversial as it was seen as rejecting "unendorsed candidates who had clearly won the confidence of electors".
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Edward Oldfield sat in Parliament as an "Independent Liberal", and was appointed by the Labor government to a Select Committee inquiring into welfare conditions in the Laverton-Warburton Range area.
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In January 1960, Edward Oldfield had joined the Labor Party and was promised unopposed preselection for the 1962 election by opposition leader Albert Hawke.
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Edward Oldfield continued to serve as a Labor member of parliament until 1965, when he was narrowly defeated by the Liberals' Robert Marshall.
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Edward Oldfield pursued other forms of employment, including self-employment and investing in various companies.
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Edward Oldfield died at home in Noranda, a north-eastern Perth suburb, and was cremated at Karrakatta Cemetery.
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Edward Oldfield's nephew is David Oldfield, the co-founder of Pauline Hanson's One Nation and Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1999 to 2007.