Lionel Kelly

Lionel Kelly
Member of the Legislative Assembly
of Western Australia
In office
9 August 1941 – 25 March 1950
Preceded byGeorge Lambert
Succeeded byNone (abolished)
ConstituencyYilgarn-Coolgardie
In office
25 March 1950 – 23 March 1968
Preceded byNone (new seat)
Succeeded byJack Stewart
ConstituencyMerredin-Yilgarn
Personal details
Born(1896-12-10)10 December 1896
Perth, Western Australia
Died16 April 1977(1977-04-16) (aged 80)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Political partyLabor (from 1946)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (to 1946)

Lionel Francis Kelly (10 December 1896 – 16 April 1977) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1941 to 1968. He was initially elected as an independent, but in 1946 joined the Labor Party. He served as a minister in the government of Albert Hawke from 1953 to 1959.