Fred Stanley (politician)
| Fred Stanley | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 October 1888 Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Died | 29 November 1957 (aged 69) Randwick, New South Wales |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party, Australian Labor Party (NSW), Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist) and Independent Labor |
Fred Stanley (12 October 1888 – 29 November 1957) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1927 until 1950. During his parliamentary career he was, at various stages, a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), the Australian Labor Party (NSW) the Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist) and an Independent Labor member of parliament .
Stanley was born in Marrickville, New South Wales. He was the son of a stonemason, and after an elementary education worked as a tram conductor. He was active in the Tramways Employees Union, eventually becoming a member of the executive. During the Australian General Strike of 1917 he was dismissed but was later re-employed with a lower rank and was promoted to tram driver in 1925. Stanley was active in community organizations in the Lakemba area including the Sydenham-Bankstown Co-operative Building Society. He was elected to the office of alderman on Canterbury Municipal Council between 1925 and 1928.
Stanley was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the Labor member for the new seat of Lakemba at the 1927 state election. In the three months prior to that election, the party leader and Premier Jack Lang had gained control of the party pre-selection process and ensured that his supporters were endorsed (see Lang Labor). The sitting Labor member for St George and Minister for Public Health, George Cann had been expected to contest the seat. However, he had supported a caucus move to depose Lang and had been expelled from the party. Cann contested the seat as an Independent Labor candidate but was easily defeated by Stanley. Stanley remained loyal to Lang until the early 1940s and was a member of Lang's breakaway parties the Australian Labor Party (NSW) in 1936-1938 and the Australian Labor Party (Non-Communist) in 1940. Stanley retained Lakemba at the next seven elections. but did not hold party, parliamentary or ministerial office.
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