Bill D'Arcy | |
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| Member of theQueensland Legislative Assembly forAlbert | |
| In office 27 May 1972 – 7 December 1974 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Heatley |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Gibbs |
| Member of theQueensland Legislative Assembly forWoodridge | |
| In office 12 November 1977 – 9 January 2000 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Succeeded by | Mike Kaiser |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Theodore D'Arcy (1939-07-31)31 July 1939 (age 85) Brisbane,Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Occupation | Teacher, business consultant |
William Theodore D'Arcy (born 31 July 1939) is a former Australian politician. He was theLabor member forAlbert (1972–74) andWoodridge (1977–2000) in theLegislative Assembly of Queensland.
D'Arcy was born inBrisbane. He worked as a teacher and business consultant before his entry into politics.
He was first elected to parliament at the1972 election for the seat ofAlbert followingLiberal MLABill Heatley's death, but he was defeated at the1974 election. He returned to the Assembly in 1977 as the member for the new seat ofWoodridge. In 1987 he was appointed Opposition Spokesman on Tourism, Sport and Racing, and in February 1980 became Deputy Leader of the Opposition, serving until 1982. He held his seat until his resignation in January 2000.[1][2]
Later in 2000, D’Arcy was convicted of a number of sexual offences against children from his days as a teacher at countryprimary schools in the 1960s and 1970s. He was imprisoned until released in 2007.[2]
On 13 November 2011, an article appeared inThe Australian newspaper reporting D'Arcy as strongly protesting his innocence of all charges and claiming that "private investigators, psychologists and lawyers" had built a case that would prove his innocence.[3] In reply Queensland Attorney-GeneralPaul Lucas dismissed his claims, saying "I have nothing but contempt for Bill D'Arcy."[4]
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| Parliament of Queensland | ||
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| Preceded by | Member forAlbert 1972–1974 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by New seat | Member forWoodridge 1977–2000 | Succeeded by |