Edmund Morrissey
Encyclopedia
Edmund "Leo" Morrissey was a member of the Australian Labor Party
(ALP) for the seat of Mernda
from December 1952 until April 1955. In 1955, he left the ALP and "crossed the floor"
and joined the anti-Communist
Democratic Labor Party
.
He died on 22 August 1965 at the age of 51 in Diamond Creek
. Leaving behind His Wife Ursula, and 5 Children Leonie, Aileen, Raymond, Lorraine (Carmel) and Anthony
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
(ALP) for the seat of Mernda
Mernda, Victoria
Mernda is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 31 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whittlesea. At the 2006 Census, Mernda had a population of 831.-History:...
from December 1952 until April 1955. In 1955, he left the ALP and "crossed the floor"
Crossing the floor
In politics, crossing the floor has two meanings referring to a change of allegiance in a Westminster system parliament.The term originates from the British House of Commons, which is configured with the Government and Opposition facing each other on rows of benches...
and joined the anti-Communist
Anti-communism
Anti-communism is opposition to communism. Organized anti-communism developed in reaction to the rise of communism, especially after the 1917 October Revolution in Russia and the beginning of the Cold War in 1947.-Objections to communist theory:...
Democratic Labor Party
Democratic Labor Party
The Democratic Labor Party is a political party in Australia that espouses social conservatism and opposes neo-liberalism. The first "DLP" Senator in decades, party vice-president John Madigan was elected to the Australian Senate with 2.3 percent of the primary vote in Victoria at the 2010 federal...
.
He died on 22 August 1965 at the age of 51 in Diamond Creek
Diamond Creek, Victoria
Diamond Creek is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Nillumbik...
. Leaving behind His Wife Ursula, and 5 Children Leonie, Aileen, Raymond, Lorraine (Carmel) and Anthony