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Members’ biographical register

Fred Evan McKenzie

House

MLC

Party

Labor Joined Australian Labor Party 1970 Secretary Belmont–Rivervale branch 1971–1972, president 1972–1974 Delegate from ARU to State Executive 1971–1987 and to eight State Conferences 1971–1986 Life member WA branch 1999

Date first elected

22 May 1977

Year Retired/Resigned

1993

Electorate(s)

East Metropolitan

Inaugural Speech

Parliamentary Service

Service

Electorates

MLC East Metropolitan Province 22 May 1977–21 May 1983; North-East Metropolitan Province 22 May 1983–21 May 1989; East Metropolitan Region 22 May 1989–21 May 1993

Office

Opposition Whip 18 July 1980–19 March 1983
Government Whip 20 March 1983–21 May 1993
President Parliamentary Labor Party 1992–1993

Committees

Member Printing Committee 1980–1986
Member Select Committee on National Parks 1979 and 1980–1981
Member Select Committee on Matter of Privilege 18 October–20 November 1983
Member Select Committee on the Conservation and Land Management Bill 8 November–11 December 1984
Member Select Committee on the Sale of the Midland Saleyards 15 July 1986–24 June 1987; On Burswood Management Ltd 31 May–23 August 1988
Member Select Committee on Rothwells, PICL and WAGH 28 September 1989–20 August 1991
Member Select Committee on Limitation of Professional and Other Occupational Liability 27 November 1991–8 January 1993
Member Hon Royal Commission inquiring into Racing and Trotting 1982

Private Member's Bills

Personal Information

Birth date

1 December 1933

Place of birth

West Perth, Western Australia

Death date

18 March 2008

Cause of death

Place of death

Belmont, Western Australia

Cemetery

Karrakatta Cemetery, Western Australia

Arrived in WA

Parents

Son of Fred Evan McKenzie, miner, and Elsie May Tilley

Marriage and Family

Married 25 August 1962, St Albans’ Church, Highgate to Helen Manoff, daughter of Simeon Elias Manoff and Rada Musho
Children: one son and one daughter

Religion

Church of England

Education

Educated Greenmount, Kalgoorlie and Boulder State Schools, Perth Technical College (five units passed)
University of Western Australia (passed one unit—TLC scholarship to study economics 1983)

Occupation

Union secretary

Employment History

Fibrous plasterer, working in building industry 1948–1954
National Service trainee 1954, CMF 1954–1960—Sergeant Railway guard 1954–1070—with Midland Railway Company until 1964 working in rural towns including Watheroo, Three Springs and Mingenew, then with Western Australian Government Railways
Eight years on executive committee Midland Railway Company
Moved to Belmont 1969
Assistant secretary Australian Railways Union (WA Branch) 1970–1977, two years on executive committee, one year state vice-president

Local Government

Principal Honours

Awarded Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) 1998 Centenary of Federation Medal 2003

Background/Membership

30 years member of union
Foundation secretary and vice chairman Railway Institute Credit Union
Chairperson Belmont CYSS 1977–1987
Executive member Canning Aged Persons’ Trust 1977–1987
Life member Australian Pensioners League Carlisle branch and hon life member of WA branch
Rivervale District Organiser Joint Doorknock Appeal (cancer, heart and arthritis) 1977–1987
Life member Fairholme (Hostel for Intellectually Handicapped 2001
Received City of Belmont Community Service Award 1993, Belmont Rotary Club Citizen of the Year 1998
Patron of three organisations
Vice-president WA Scout Association 1987–1992 and recipient of Thanks Badge 1992

References

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. 161.
West Australian, 22 February 1977 and 20 May 2008.
Western Australian Parliamentary Debates, 19 March 2008, p. 1138–1143.
Who's Who in Australia, (1977)

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