Elaine Darling

Elaine Darling
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Lilley
In office
18 October 1980 – 8 February 1993
Preceded byKevin Cairns
Succeeded byWayne Swan
Personal details
Born
Elaine Elizabeth Melloy

(1936-06-06)6 June 1936
Brisbane, Queensland
Died30 August 2019(2019-08-30) (aged 83)
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
SpouseRobert Darling
ChildrenMark Darling

Russell Darling

Vicky Darling
OccupationTeacher

Elaine Elizabeth Darling (née Melloy; 6 June 1936 – 30 August 2019)[1] was an Australian politician. The Labor member for Lilley from 1980 to 1993, she was the first woman from Queensland to be elected to the House of Representatives.[2]

  1. ^ "'Trailblazer': Female politician remembered for her fire". Sunshine Coast Daily. 31 August 2019. Archived from the original on 31 August 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
    - @SwannyQLD. "Very sad to hear that my predecessor and close colleague Elaine Darling passed away today. She was the first woman in House of Reps from Queensland, a trailblazer for women in our party. My thoughts are with her family". Twitter. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
    - @AnikaWells. "This morning we lost the first Queensland woman elected to the House of Representatives, the former Member for Lilley, Elaine Darling. A giant of the Northside and a warrior for us all - thank you and farewell to a formidable lady who paved the way. #auspol". Twitter. Archived from the original on 23 October 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
    - Farnsworth, Malcolm. "Who's Left: Surviving Members Of Every House Of Representatives Since 1949". AustralianPolitics.com. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. ^ Wilson, Janet; Black, David. "Women parliamentarians in Australia 1921–2013". Parliamentary Library. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.