Arthur Williams

December 17, 1888 (age 79)

Paddington, New South Wales

Williams was elected to the parliament as the Labor member for Ryde at the 1940 by-election caused by the resignation of the United Australia Party member, Eric Spooner who successfully contested the seat of Robertson at the 1940 federal election. He defeated the UAP candidate by 220 votes. At the 1941 election, following an unfavourable redistribution Williams chose to contest the safer seat of Georges River. He defeated the sitting UAP member Cecil Monro and held the seat until the 1953 election when, after a further redistribution, he successfully contested the new seat of East Hills. Williams retired from public life at the next election in 1956. He did not hold party, parliamentary or ministerial office.

Arthur Williams

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Williams was born in Paddington, New South Wales and was the son of a hotel broker.

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Williams was elected to the parliament as the Labor member for Ryde at the 1940 by-election caused by the resignation of the United Australia Party member, Eric Spooner who successfully contested the seat of Robertson at the 1940 federal election. He defeated the UAP candidate by 220 votes. At the 1941 election, following an unfavourable redistribution Williams chose to contest the safer seat of Georges River.

He defeated the sitting UAP member Cecil Monro and held the seat until the 1953 election when, after a further redistribution, he successfully contested the new seat of East Hills.

Williams retired from public life at the next election in 1956. He did not hold party, parliamentary or ministerial office.

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He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP).

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