Aubrey Coverley
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The Honourable Aubrey Coverley |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia |
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In office 5 April 1924 – 19 March 1953 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Durack |
| Succeeded by | John Rhatigan |
| Constituency | Kimberley |
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29 September 1895 Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 19 March 1953 (aged 57) North Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Aubrey Augustus Michael Coverley (29 September 1895 – 19 March 1953) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1924 until his death, representing the seat of Kimberley. He served as a minister in the governments of John Willcock and Frank Wise.
Coverley was born in Bridgetown, a small town in Western Australia's South West region. He enlisted in the Australian Army in 1915, serving with the 10th Light Horse in the Middle Eastern theatre. He was wounded in April 1917, and discharged from service later in the year. Coverley initially returned to Bridgetown after being repatriated, employed as a post office clerk, but in 1919 transferred to Broome, in the North West. He moved to Wyndham the following year, working at the town meatworks.
Having joined the Labor Party in 1910, Coverley successfully stood for parliament at the 1924 state election, winning the seat of Kimberley from the Country Party. At the 1933 election, his margin was narrowed to just 32 votes. The Court of Disputed Returns subsequently declared the result void and ordered a new election, where Coverley was elected with a more comfortable margin. He also increased his majority at the 1936 election
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