Lyla Daphne Elliott was an Australian politician who was a Labor member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia between 1971 and 1986, representing North-East Metropolitan Province.
12 Facts About Lyla Elliott
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Lyla Elliott became a member of the Labor Party in 1955, and was secretary to Joe Chamberlain, the general secretary of the party's WA branch, for almost 20 years.
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Lyla Elliott undertook work for the party's National Executive and at national conferences, and was briefly employed by the UK Labour Party.
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Lyla Elliott was only the second woman elected to the Legislative Council, and, until June Craig was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1974, was the only woman in parliament.
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In parliament, Lyla Elliott was a member of several committees, including the Royal Commission that resulted in the passing of the Alcohol and Drug Authority Act 1974.
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Lyla Elliott was chairperson of the parliamentary Labor Party from 1978 to 1986, the first woman in the position, and was particularly active in Labor Party policy committees.
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Lyla Elliott introduced several private member's bills to parliament, though few passed.
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Lyla Elliott was a member of People for Nuclear Disarmament, and unsuccessfully opposed the introduction of uranium mining legislation in 1978.
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Lyla Elliott was an advocate of the abolition of the Legislative Council in favour of an expanded unicameral Legislative Assembly, a longstanding Labor position that was never implemented.
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Lyla Elliott opted not to renominate at the 1986 election, with Tom Butler replacing her.
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Lyla Elliott remained involved in various community organisations after her retirement, and studied history at Edith Cowan University, subsequently authoring several publications on the history of the Perth Hills region.
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Lyla Elliott married Edwin John "Jack" White in May 1976.