Mick O'Halloran
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| 25th Leader of the Opposition (SA) Elections: 1950, 1953, 1956, 1959 |
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In office 1949–1960 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Richards |
| Succeeded by | Frank Walsh |
| 12th Australian Labor Party (SA) leader | |
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In office 1949–1960 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Richards |
| Succeeded by | Frank Walsh |
| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Frome |
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In office 19 March 1938 – 22 September 1960 |
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| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Tom Casey |
| Senator for South Australia | |
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In office 17 November 1928 – 30 June 1935 |
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| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Burra Burra |
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In office 5 April 1924 – 26 March 1927 |
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| Preceded by | Samuel Dickson |
| Succeeded by | Francis Jettner |
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In office 6 April 1918 – 9 April 1921 |
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| Preceded by | John Pick |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Dickson |
| Personal details | |
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12 April 1893 Yanyarrie, South Australia |
| Died | 22 September 1960 (aged 67) Adelaide |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party (SA) |
Michael Raphael O'Halloran (12 April 1893 – 22 September 1960) was an Australian politician, representing the South Australian Branch of the Australian Labor Party. He served as Leader of the Opposition in the Parliament of South Australia and also in the Australian Senate. Since his death in 1960, every South Australian Labor leader since then has served as Premier of South Australia.
Born in Yanyarrie in outback South Australia, the Irish Catholic O'Halloran was educated at public schools before leaving to work on his parents' farm aged 13.
O'Halloran joined the ALP at 15 and was first elected to the South Australian House of Assembly Electoral district of Burra Burra at the 1918 election. He lost the seat at the 1921 election, but regained it at the 1924 election. He also made an astute move in 1924 by marrying Mary Frances Rowe on 14 August 1924. They had no children, but Mary would act as O'Halloran's electorate officer and advisor for the remainder of his political life.
Following his defeat at the 1927 election, O'Halloran worked as an organiser for the Labor Party until his election to the Senate at the 1928 federal election. He served as the Deputy Opposition Leader in the Senate from 1932 until his defeat at the 1934 federal election.
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