Alfred Ernest Bennett (25 July 1906 – 15 April 1976) was an Australian politician. He was aLabor Party member of theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1965, representing the electorate ofNepean.
Bennett was born inCargo, and educated at various Roman Catholic schools in New South Wales. He was a motor body builder and carpenter by trade. He was involved in trade unionism, being associated with theBuilding Workers' Industrial Union and serving as a delegate to theLabor Council of New South Wales. He also served in local government as an alderman of theCity of Penrith from 1960 to 1962.
Bennett was selected to contest the local seat ofNepean for Labor at the1962 state election. An electoral redistribution had changed the long-time Liberal seat into a notional Labor seat, and Bennett won a tight race against the incumbent Liberal member,Bill Chapman. He was only to serve one term, however; he was narrowly defeated at the1965 election by Liberal candidateRon Dunbier.
He died atGosford on 15 April 1976.[1][2]
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