Ivan Black
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Ivan Black was an Australian politician and part of the Liberal Party
. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
from 1945 until 1962.
Black was born in Ryde, New South Wales
. He was the son of a mechanical engineer and was educated at Fort Street High School
and the University of Sydney
. He graduated in Law and was called to the Bar in 1939. During World War 2, Black served with the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve in the English Channel and North Sea. He was a prisoner of war in Germany between 1942 and 1945. He was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the member for Neutral Bay
at a by-election
caused by the death of the party leader, Reg Weaver
. He remained the member for Neutral Bay until 1951 when he resigned to contest the party pre-selection for the seat of Warringah
at the 1951 Federal election
. He was unopposed at the subsequent by-election for Neutral Bay. He was also unopposed at the 1953
and 1959
state elections. Black remained the member for Neutral Bay until his retirement at the 1962
election, despite emigrating to England to establish a legal practice in 1961. He did not hold ministerial or party office.
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...
from 1945 until 1962.
Black was born in Ryde, New South Wales
Ryde, New South Wales
Ryde is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Ryde is located 13 km north-west of the Sydney central business district and 8 km east of Parramatta. Ryde is the administrative centre of the local government area of the City of Ryde and part of the Northern Suburbs area...
. He was the son of a mechanical engineer and was educated at Fort Street High School
Fort Street High School
Fort Street High School is a co-educational, academically selective, public high school currently located at Petersham, an inner western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
and the University of Sydney
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. He graduated in Law and was called to the Bar in 1939. During World War 2, Black served with the Royal Australian Naval Volunteer Reserve in the English Channel and North Sea. He was a prisoner of war in Germany between 1942 and 1945. He was elected to the New South Wales Parliament as the member for Neutral Bay
Electoral district of Neutral Bay
Neutral Bay was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, created in 1927, replacing part of the multi-member electorate of North Shore, and named after and including the Sydney suburb of Neutral Bay. It was abolished in 1962 and partly replaced...
at a by-election
Neutral Bay state by-election, 1945
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Neutral Bay on Saturday, 15 December 1945.It was triggered by the death of the Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition, The Hon...
caused by the death of the party leader, Reg Weaver
Reginald Weaver
Reginald Walter Darcy Weaver was an Australian conservative parliamentarian who served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for 28 years. Serving from 1917 in the backbenches, he entered the cabinet of Thomas Bavin in 1929 as Secretary for Mines and Minister for Forests until he returned to...
. He remained the member for Neutral Bay until 1951 when he resigned to contest the party pre-selection for the seat of Warringah
Division of Warringah
The Division of Warringah is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, and covers most of the land between Middle Harbour and the Pacific Ocean. It extends from Port Jackson in the south to the suburb of Dee Why in the...
at the 1951 Federal election
Australian federal election, 1951
Federal elections were held in Australia on 28 April 1951. All 121 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 60 seats in the Senate were up for election, due to a double dissolution called after the Senate rejected the Commonwealth Bank Bill...
. He was unopposed at the subsequent by-election for Neutral Bay. He was also unopposed at the 1953
New South Wales state election, 1953
The 1953 New South Wales state election was held on 14 February 1953. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1952 redistribution...
and 1959
New South Wales state election, 1959
The 1959 New South Wales state election was held on 21 March 1959. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1957 redistribution...
state elections. Black remained the member for Neutral Bay until his retirement at the 1962
New South Wales state election, 1962
The 1962 New South Wales state election was held on 3 March 1962. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1961 redistribution...
election, despite emigrating to England to establish a legal practice in 1961. He did not hold ministerial or party office.