Sydney Storey
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Sydney Albert Dawson Storey (27 February 1896 - 11 September 1966) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
between 1941 and 1962. In parliament he variously represented the United Australia Party
, the Liberal Party of Australia
and served two terms as a conservative independent.
Storey was born in Balmain, New South Wales
and was educated at Cleveland Street High School
and the University of Sydney
. He was initially employed as a clerk but trained as a draftsman and eventually became a hospital administrator. He was an executive of the New South Wales Hospital association and the Hospital Contributions Fund
, a co-operative health insurance provider. Between 1930 and his death, Storey was elected as a Councillor on Hornsby Shire
. He was the Shire President in 1933-34 and 1947-50.
After two unsuccessful campaigns, Storey entered the New South Wales parliament at the 1941
election as the Independent member for Hornsby
. The sitting United Australia Party (UAP) member James Shand had decided to contest the neighbouring seat of Ryde
and Storey defeated the endorsed UAP candidate Wilfred Francis. He retained the seat at the next 6 elections and became a member of the Liberal Party of Australia
shortly after it was formed in 1945. Storey lost party pre-selection before the 1962 election and unsuccessfully contested it as an independent. He did not hold party, parliamentary or ministerial office.
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...
between 1941 and 1962. In parliament he variously represented the United Australia Party
United Australia Party
The United Australia Party was an Australian political party that was founded in 1931 and dissolved in 1945. It was the political successor to the Nationalist Party of Australia and predecessor to the Liberal Party of Australia...
, the Liberal Party of Australia
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...
and served two terms as a conservative independent.
Storey was born in Balmain, New South Wales
Balmain, New South Wales
Balmain is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Balmain is located slightly west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Leichhardt....
and was educated at Cleveland Street High School
Alexandria Park Community School
Alexandria Park Community School is a public school in Alexandria, Sydney, Australia. It is a combined primary and high school and is located on two campuses: a junior campus opposite Alexandria Park, and a senior campus on Mitchell Road in Alexandria.In being proactive in order to promote the...
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 was initially employed as a clerk but trained as a draftsman and eventually became a hospital administrator. He was an executive of the New South Wales Hospital association and the Hospital Contributions Fund
HCF Health Insurance
HCF was formed in 1932 to provide health insurance cover to Australians. Since then, it has grown to become one of the country’s largest combined registered private health fund and life insurance organisations...
, a co-operative health insurance provider. Between 1930 and his death, Storey was elected as a Councillor on Hornsby Shire
Hornsby Shire
Hornsby Shire is a Local Government Area in the Northern region of Sydney, Australia. The Shire stretches from the suburb of Eastwood in the south to the Hawkesbury River town of Wisemans Ferry, some to the north...
. He was the Shire President in 1933-34 and 1947-50.
After two unsuccessful campaigns, Storey entered the New South Wales parliament at the 1941
New South Wales state election, 1941
The 1941 New South Wales state election was held on 10 May 1941. This election was for all of the 90 seats in the 33nd New South Wales Legislative Assembly and was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting....
election as the Independent member for Hornsby
Electoral district of Hornsby
Hornsby is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. Hornsby is one of two post-1927 electorates to have never been held by the Labor party and always by the Liberals, a predecessor party to the Liberals, or an independent, the other such district...
. The sitting United Australia Party (UAP) member James Shand had decided to contest the neighbouring seat of Ryde
Electoral district of Ryde
Ryde is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It includes the suburbs and localities of Denistone, Denistone East, Denistone West, Macquarie Park, Marsfield, Meadowbank, Melrose Park, Ryde, North Ryde, West Ryde; and part of Eastwood.It is...
and Storey defeated the endorsed UAP candidate Wilfred Francis. He retained the seat at the next 6 elections and became a member of the Liberal Party of Australia
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...
shortly after it was formed in 1945. Storey lost party pre-selection before the 1962 election and unsuccessfully contested it as an independent. He did not hold party, parliamentary or ministerial office.