Merv Toms | |
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
In office 15 July 1971 – 8 October 1971 | |
Preceded by | Hugh Guthrie |
Succeeded by | Daniel Norton |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
In office 7 April 1956 – 1 March 1962 | |
Preceded by | Edward Oldfield |
Succeeded by | Edward Oldfield |
Constituency | Maylands |
In office 1 March 1962 – 23 March 1968 | |
Preceded by | None (new creation) |
Succeeded by | None (abolished) |
Constituency | Bayswater |
In office 23 March 1968 – 8 October 1971 | |
Preceded by | None (new creation) |
Succeeded by | Mal Bryce |
Constituency | Ascot |
Personal details | |
Born | Boulder, Western Australia, Australia | 23 January 1909
Died | 8 October 1971 Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia | (aged 62)
Political party | Labor |
John Mervin Toms (23 January 1909 – 8 October 1971) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1956 to 1971. He was appointed Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in July 1971, but served only a few months before dying in office.