Andrew Lacey
| Andrew Lacey | |
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Andrew Lacey in 1922
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| 22nd Leader of the Opposition (SA) Elections: 1938 |
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In office 1933–1938 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Butler |
| Succeeded by | Robert Richards |
| 10th Australian Labor Party (SA) leader | |
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In office 1933–1938 |
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| Preceded by | Edgar Dawes |
| Succeeded by | Robert Richards |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Grey |
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In office 16 December 1922 – 9 December 1931 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Poynton |
| Succeeded by | Philip McBride |
| Personal details | |
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19 October 1887 Terowie, South Australia |
| Died | 24 August 1946 (aged 58) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
| Spouse(s) | Helene Clara Welke |
| Occupation | Smelter |
Andrew William Lacey (19 October 1887 – 24 August 1946) was the 22nd Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of South Australia from 1933 to 1938, representing the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party. Lacey was previously the Labor member for the seat of Grey in the Australian House of Representatives from 1922 to 1931.
Of Irish Protestant heritage, Lacey was born in Terowie, South Australia to labourer George Lacey and his wife Mary Ellen, attended the local public school and became one of the area's leading sprinters before commencing work in the Port Pirie smelters.
Following his marriage to Helene Clara Welke on 13 October 1908, Lacey became increasingly involved in the trade union movement and was employed as the Australian Workers' Union organiser at the smelter from 1916-22. His high profile in the smelters led to his election to Port Pirie Municipal Council in 1920, a position he held until 1922 when he successfully stood as the Labor candidate for the Federal Division of Grey against the incumbent Alexander Poynton, a former Labor member who left the party over conscription in World War I.
As a member of the opposition, Lacey was appointed in 1924 to the select committee investigating the operation of the Navigation Act, and served as a member of the Public Works Committee from 1925. Following the ALP victory at the 1929 election, Lacey was made Chair of the Public Works Committee.
Lacey was unlucky enough to be in government when the Great Depression affected Australia. He was swept out in Labor's heavy defeat at the 1931 election, but remained involved in politics, being re-elected to Port Pirie Municipal Council in 1932 and elected to the South Australian House of Assembly Electoral district of Port Pirie at the 1933 state election.
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