Members’ biographical register

Edward Holman

House

MLA

Party

Labor Delegate to State Executive Foundation president Young Labor League

Date first elected

20 May 1939

Year Retired/Resigned

1947

Electorate(s)

Forrest

Inaugural Speech

Parliamentary Service

Service

State

Electorates

MLA Forrest 20 May 1939 (by-election following accidental death of his sister Mary (May) Alice)—15 March 1947
Contested North Perth 15 February 1936, 18 March 1939

Commonwealth

Electorates

Contested Senate 15 September 1934

Private Member's Bills

Personal Information

Death date

26 July 1951

Cause of death

Place of death

Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia

Cemetery

Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia

Arrived in WA

Occupation

Printer and union secretary

Employment History

Entered the printing trade from school
From 1923 on management committee of Printing Industries Employees Union of Australia, then on executive, secretary 1936–1939, federal councillor
As union leader won 40 hour week for employees
Enlisted Australian Imperial Force 23 June 1941, embarked 7 November 1941
Served with 2/16 Battalion in Middle East—Private
Discharged after time in hospital 30 December 1943

Local Government

Principal Honours

Background/Membership

Retired after leaving Parliament in 1947, lived at Bassendean
Accomplished musician

References

D Black and G Bolton, eds. Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia, Vol. 2, 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth 2010 , p. 125.

Bibliography

Further Information

Carter West Australian, 21 May 1939.
Who's Who in Australia, (1944).