Harold Welbourn King (11 July 1906 – 24 August 1983) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Chaffey for the Liberal and Country League from 1956 to 1962.[1]
King had been a bank official, packing shed executive and fruitgrower before entering politics.[2] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 1956 election, defeating 18-year independent incumbent and government critic William MacGillivray after the LCL exchanged preferences with Labor to oust MacGillivray.[3] King was defeated by Labor candidate Reg Curren at the 1962 election, and lost a rematch with Curren at the 1965 election.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "Harold King". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "LCL Candidate For Chaffey". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 96, no. 29, 859. South Australia. 26 June 1954. p. 4. Retrieved 3 October 2016 – via Trove.
- ^ "Australian Political Chronicle, January-June 1956". Australian Journal of Politics and History. 2 (1): 111. 1956.
- ^ "SUPPORT OF 2 MEMBERS KEY TO S.A. ELECTIONS". The Canberra Times. Vol. 36, no. 10, 166. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 6 March 1962. p. 3. Retrieved 3 October 2016 – via Trove.
- ^ "Defeat for Playford". The Canberra Times. Vol. 39, no. 11, 098. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 8 March 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 3 October 2016 – via Trove.
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