Lynda Heaven
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Lynda Agnes Victoria Heaven, MBE
(12 April 1902 – 3 April 1987) was an Australian politician. She was the first female Labor Party
member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
, and represented the electorate of Franklin
between 1962 and 1964.
She was born Lynda Hocking in Daylesford, Victoria
, and on 2 December 1959, she became the first woman to serve on a jury in Tasmania, after amendments to the Jury Act 1899 enacted two years earlier permitted female jurors.
Heaven entered the House of Assembly on 9 March 1962 on a recount following the death of John Dwyer. In fact, the recount following Dwyer's death had elected Brian Crawford
to the vacancy, but Heaven successfully challenged Crawford's election on the grounds that he was not resident in Tasmania. She was one of three female candidates for Franklin at the 1964 state election
, but was defeated.
Heaven was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire
(MBE) in the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to the community.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(12 April 1902 – 3 April 1987) was an Australian politician. She was the first female Labor Party
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...
member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House...
, and represented the electorate of Franklin
Division of Franklin (state)
The Electoral Division of Franklin is one of the five electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The division is named after Sir John Franklin, the arctic explorer who was Lieutenant-Governor of Van Diemen's Land 1837-43...
between 1962 and 1964.
She was born Lynda Hocking in Daylesford, Victoria
Daylesford, Victoria
Daylesford is a town located in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia. It is a former goldmining town about 115 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. At the 2006 census, Daylesford had a population of 3,073...
, and on 2 December 1959, she became the first woman to serve on a jury in Tasmania, after amendments to the Jury Act 1899 enacted two years earlier permitted female jurors.
Heaven entered the House of Assembly on 9 March 1962 on a recount following the death of John Dwyer. In fact, the recount following Dwyer's death had elected Brian Crawford
Brian Crawford (politician)
Brian Peter Crawford was an Australian politician. Born in Hobart, he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in 1956 as a Labor member for Franklin. He was defeated in 1959.-References:...
to the vacancy, but Heaven successfully challenged Crawford's election on the grounds that he was not resident in Tasmania. She was one of three female candidates for Franklin at the 1964 state election
Tasmanian state election, 1964
Elections for the House of Assembly was held in the Australian state of Tasmania on 2 May 1964.The Labor Party, in power since 1934, was seeking a tenth term in office, and Premier Eric Reece was contesting his second election in that role, this time against Leader of the Opposition Angus Bethune...
, but was defeated.
Heaven was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(MBE) in the 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to the community.