11 Facts About Frank Kirwan

Frank McLeod Kirwan was an Australian politician.

Frank Kirwan was a member of the Australian Labor Party and served in the House of Representatives from 1969 to 1972, representing the Western Australian seat of Forrest.

Frank Kirwan was educated at state schools and the School of Mines in Norseman, Western Australia, after which he became an electrical fitter with the Dundas Road Board.

Frank Kirwan was an official with the Electrical Trades Union.

Frank Kirwan first stood for the House of Representatives at the 1966 federal election, opposing the incumbent Liberal MP Gordon Freeth.

Frank Kirwan reprised his candidacy at the 1969 election and unexpectedly defeated Freeth, by then an incumbent cabinet minister in the Gorton government.

In parliament, Frank Kirwan served as a member of the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs from 1970 to 1972.

Frank Kirwan had stood on a platform that included opposition to Australian involvement in the Vietnam War and opposition to conscription.

Frank Kirwan was defeated after a single term at the 1972 election, with Peter Drummond reclaiming Forrest for the Liberal Party despite the ALP's overall victory.

Frank Kirwan unsuccessfully stood for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly at the 1973 Bunbury state by-election, losing to Liberal candidate John Sibson.

Frank Kirwan died on 28 October 1976 in Wooroloo, Western Australia, aged 39.