Merv Toms

Merv Toms
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
of Western Australia
In office
15 July 1971 – 8 October 1971
Preceded byHugh Guthrie
Succeeded byDaniel Norton
Member of the Legislative Assembly
of Western Australia
In office
7 April 1956 – 1 March 1962
Preceded byEdward Oldfield
Succeeded byEdward Oldfield
ConstituencyMaylands
In office
1 March 1962 – 23 March 1968
Preceded byNone (new creation)
Succeeded byNone (abolished)
ConstituencyBayswater
In office
23 March 1968 – 8 October 1971
Preceded byNone (new creation)
Succeeded byMal Bryce
ConstituencyAscot
Personal details
Born(1909-01-23)23 January 1909
Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
Died8 October 1971(1971-10-08) (aged 62)
Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Political partyLabor

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.