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Labor
Joined party 1928, resigned 1968 |
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22 May 1936 |
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North-East |
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Electorates
- MLC North-East Province 22 May 1936–21 May 1965
- MLC Lower North Province 22 May 1965 (appointed to province after redistribution)–21 May 1968
- Contested South Province 10 May 1930, North East Province 12 May 1934, Lower North Province 23 March 1968
Committees
- Member, Library Committee, 1943–1947
- Member, Joint House Committee, 1953–1963
- Member, Standing Orders Committee, 1965–1968
- Member, Select Committee on the Factories and Shops Act Amendment Bill 1937
- Member, Joint Select Committee on the Kauri Timber Co. Ltd Agreement Bill 1950
- Chairman, Select Committee on the Activities of Private Inquiry Agents, 1952
- Chairman, Joint Select Committee on the Licensing Act, 1957–1958
Royal Commissions
- Member, Hon Royal Commission inquiring into the Retailing of Motor Spirits and Accessories 1956
Historical Notes
- Father of the Legislative Council, 1958–1968
- Longest continuous service of an Australian Labor Party member of the Legislative Council
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Personal Information |
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29 April 1900 |
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Kanowna, Western Australia |
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26 June 1998 |
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Perth, Western Australia |
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Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia |
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Son of Michael Joseph Heenan, prospector, farmer and hotel proprietor, and Josephine Frances McCarthy |
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Married 14 January 1937, St Mary’s Cathedral, Perth to Joan Mary McKenna (died 16 January 2002), daughter of Ezekiel Benoni McKenna and Jessie Grace Townsend
Children: one son |
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Catholic |
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Educated Esperance State School, Christian Brothers College Adelaide, 1913–1915
University of Western Australia
Probationer, Esperance State School, 1916
Monitor, Subiaco State School, 1916–1918
Studied law as articled clerk
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Lawyer |
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Enlisted Australian Imperial Force, 29 June 1918, served in W3 General Reinforcements, sailing in HMTS Boonah, last troop ship to leave Fremantle arrived Durban, 12 November 1918, one day after the armistice was signed
Discharged 21 January 1919
Assistant teacher, East Victoria Park, 1919–1923
Admitted as barrister and solicitor, 1 July 1929
Commenced legal practice in Kalgoorlie 1931, later joined by his wife and Thomas Augustine Hartrey as partner
Lawyer, Australian Workers' Union of which member from 1935 to 1968
Transferred residence to Perth 1950 but maintained electoral office in Kalgoorlie |
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To Esperance, 1930
To Kalgoorlie, 1931
Member, Australian Workers' Union from 1935–1968
Transferred residence to Perth 1950 but maintained electoral office in Kalgoorlie
Member, Kalgoorlie Race Club, Western Australian Turf Club (WATC), Returned Services League of Australia (RSL) Golf Club—Kalgoorlie, Hannan’s Club
President, Eastern Goldfields’ Fresh Air League 1946–1951, when new holiday home established for Eastern Goldfields Children
President, Amalgamated Prospectors Association of WA |
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David Black and Geoffrey Bolton. Biographical register of members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, p. 115 |
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Sally Cawley, 'Heenan, Eric Michael (1900–1998)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/heenan-eric-michael-31397/text38849, published online 2022, accessed online 16 June 2022.
An interview with Eric M. Heenan (State Library and WA Parliament Library)
Western Australian Parliamentary Debates, 30 June 1998, p. 4895–4900. |