Lyla Elliott
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The Honourable Lyla Elliott |
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| Member of the Legislative Council for North-East Metropolitan |
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In office 22 May 1971 – 21 May 1986 Serving with William Willesee (1971–1974) Don Cooley (1974–1980) Joe Berinson (1980–1983) Fred McKenzie (1983–1986) |
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2 July 1934 Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Alma mater | Edith Cowan University |
Lyla Daphne Elliott (born 2 July 1934) is a former Australian politician who was a Labor member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia between 1971 and 1986, representing North-East Metropolitan Province.
Born in Geraldton to Alvie Jean (née Fullwood) and Albert James Elliott, Elliott attended state schools in Reedy and Waroona, two small country towns where her father was employed as a machinist. She became a member of the Labor Party in 1955, and was secretary to Joe Chamberlain, the general secretary of the party's WA branch, for almost 20 years. She also undertook work for the party's National Executive and at national conferences, and was also briefly employed by the UK Labour Party. Elliott unsuccessfully stood for the Legislative Assembly seat of Floreat at the 1968 election, gaining only 35.4% of the two-party-preferred vote against the Liberal candidate, Andrew Mensaros. At the 1971 election, she replaced the retiring Ruby Hutchison in the Legislative Council. Elliott was only the second woman elected to the Legislative Council (after Hutchison, who had been influential in securing her preselection), and, until June Craig was elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1974, was the only woman in parliament.
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