Arthur Blakeley
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The Honourable Arthur Blakeley |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Darling |
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In office 5 May 1917 – 15 September 1934 |
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| Preceded by | William Spence |
| Succeeded by | Joe Clark |
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3 July 1886 Gilberton, South Australia |
| Died | 27 June 1972 (aged 85) Glen Iris, Victoria |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ruby Pauline McCarroll |
| Occupation | Unionist |
Arthur Blakeley (3 July 1886 – 27 June 1972) was an Australian politician.
Blakeley was born in Gilberton, South Australia, and was educated at North Broken Hill Convent School. He left school at 13 to work in the local mining camps. He then mainly worked in pastoral occupations and became secretary of the western branch the Australian Workers' Union and a member of the state executive of the Australian Labor Party from 1915 to 1917. He married Ruby Pauline McCarroll in 1914.
In the 1917 election, Blakeley was elected as the member for Darling in the Australian House of Representatives after a sustained campaign against conscription. He was president of the Australian Workers' Union from 1919 to 1923. In April 1928, he was elected deputy leader of the parliamentary party, but lost it in 1929 to Ted Theodore. On the election of the Scullin government, Blakeley became Minister for Home and Territories until Labor's defeat at the 1931 election. This position was responsible for the development of Canberra and in 1930 he announced the establishment of a university college and in 1931, he abolished the Federal Capital Commission. His main interest in parliament were industrial affairs and public health. At the 1934 election, he was defeated by the Lang Labor candidate, Joe Clark.
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