Alfred Bennett

Background

Bennett was born in Cargo, and educated at various Roman Catholic schools in New South Wales.

Career

He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1965, representing the electorate of Nepean. He was a motor body builder and carpenter by trade. He was involved in trade unionism, being associated with the Building Workers" Industrial Union and serving as a delegate to the Labor Council of New South Wales.

He also served in local government as an alderman of the City of Penrith from 1960 to 1962.

Bennett was selected to contest the local seat of Nepean for Labor at the 1962 state election. He was only to serve one term, however.

He was narrowly defeated at the 1965 election by Liberal candidate Ron Dunbier. He died at Gosford on 15 April 1976.

Achievements

• An electoral redistribution had changed the long-time Liberal seat into a notional Labor seat, and Bennett won a tight race against the incumbent Liberal member, Bill Chapman.