Helen Mayer | |
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| Member of theAustralian Parliament forChisholm | |
| In office 5 March 1983 – 11 July 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Graham Harris |
| Succeeded by | Michael Wooldridge |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1932-09-07)7 September 1932 |
| Died | 7 February 2008(2008-02-07) (aged 75) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Party | Australian Labor Party |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Dorothy Helen Mayer (7 September 1932 – 7 February 2008) was an Australian politician. Born inKaniva, Victoria, she was educated at Swinburne Institute of Technology inMelbourne, and then Toorak Teachers' College, after which she became a teacher.
In 1983, she was elected to theAustralian House of Representatives as theLabor member forChisholm, defeatingLiberal MPGraham Harris. It was her third try for the seat, having previously stood in 1977 and 1980. On the second occasion, she slashed the Liberal majority from a fairly safe eight percent to a very marginal two percent. She held the seat until her defeat in 1987. Mayer died in 2008.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member forChisholm 1983–1987 | Succeeded by |
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