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Liberal
President, Kalgoorlie Central Division 1970–1974
Chairman, Women’s Divisional Committee
State vice-president, 1973–1974
Member, Rural Committee 1968–1974 |
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22 May 1974 |
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Upper West |
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State
Electorates
- MLC Upper West Province, 22 May 1974–21 May 1989; Agricultural Region 22 May 1989–21 May 1993
Office
- Government Whip, 23 February 1980–19 February 1983
- Opposition Whip, 19 February 1983–21 May 1993
- Shadow Minister assisting with Women’s Interests 17 June 1990–24 May 1992
Committees
- Member, Joint Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 1987–1993
- Additional member, Estimates and Financial Operations Committee to consider the Estimates for 1990–1991 and 1991–1992
- Member, Select Committee on Mining Amendment Bill 1985; and on the WA Police Service 2 December 1992–8 January 1993
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
- Attended Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Seminar, Westminster, United Kingdom, 1982
- Represented WA branch of the CPA in a Delegation to Zimbabwe, February–March 1990
Historical Notes
- First non-Labor woman member of Legislative Council
Commonwealth
Electorates
- Contested Senate 21 November 1970
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Personal Information |
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16 February 1930 |
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Perth, Western Australia |
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30 March 1999 |
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St John of God Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Daughter of James McAleer, medical practitioner, and Kathleen Monica Hearn |
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Married 4 November 1985, St Thomas’ Church, Claremont to Angus Ranald Alistair Graham Cameron, widower, son of William and Johanna McDonald
No children |
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Educated Stella Maris, Geraldton and Loreto Convent, ‘Osborne’, Claremont
University of Melbourne—BA (Hons)
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Farmer |
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Farmer, Arrino near Three Springs from 1961
Director, Woopenatty Pastoral Co Pty Ltd from 1956 |
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Councillor, Three Springs Shire Council, 20 May 1967–November 1974 |
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Member, Pastoralists and Graziers Association, Farmers Union
Member, Country Women's Association from 1961
Member, Business and Professional Women’s Association, Karrakatta and United Clubs
Member, Red Cross Society, 1961–1984
President, Geraldton Emergency Home Help
Member, Medical Board, 1985–1999
Member, Centenary of Women’s Suffrage Committee, 1997–1999 |
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D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, p. 156. |
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Making a Difference, p. 95–100.
 McAleer, Margaret, Making a Difference.pdf
Transcript of interview with Erica Harvey, 1992–1993, (State Library and WA Parliament Library)
West Australian, 1 April 1974.
Western Australian Parliamentary Debates, 20 April 1999.
Who's Who in Australia (1977) |