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Len Devine
Len Devine
Member of the Australian Parliament; for East Sydney
	In office; 28 September 1963 – 29 September 1969
Preceded by	Eddie Ward
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	14 October 1923
Died	29 May 2008 (aged 84)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party

Leonard Thomas Devine (14 October 1923 – 29 May 2008) was an Australian politician.

Raised and educated in Sydney he was the Health Inspector for Sydney City Council before serving in World War II from 1942 to 1945. On his return he became a taxi-driver and alderman on Sydney City Council. In 1963, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for East Sydney. Devine held the seat until its abolition in 1969, when he retired.^[1] He died in 2008.^[2]

References edit

^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
^ http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/Repository/Chamber/Hansardr/Linked/5881-2.PDF^{[permanent dead link]}

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Eddie Ward	Member for East Sydney 1963–1969	Succeeded by Seat abolished

[Psephos-1] Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2008.

[2] ttp://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/Repository/Chamber/Hansardr/Linked/5881-2.PDF^{[permanent dead link]}

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Len Devine


Member of the Australian Parliament for East Sydney
In office 28 September 1963 – 29 September 1969
Preceded by	Eddie Ward
Succeeded by	Seat abolished

Personal details
Born	(1923-10-14)14 October 1923
Died	29 May 2008(2008-05-29) (aged 84)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party

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