Clive Hughes (Western Australian politician)

Australian politician

Clive Hughes

Member of the Legislative Assembly
of Western Australia
In office
17 November 1984 – 4 April 1986
Preceded by| Don Taylor
Succeeded by| Norm Marlborough
Constituency| Cockburn
Personal details
Born| (1947-06-23)23 June 1947
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Died| 4 April 1986(1986-04-04) (aged 38)
Medina, Western Australia, Australia
Political party| Labor

Clive Matthew Hughes (23 June 1947 – 4 April 1986) was an Australian trade unionist and politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1984 until his death, representing the seat of Cockburn.

Hughes was born in Liverpool, England, to Agnes Veronica (née Carroll) and Francis Malachy Hughes. He and his parents emigrated to Australia when he was a small child. He attended various schools, including Christian Brothers College, Fremantle, before going on to the University of Western Australia, but did not complete his degree. Working for CSBP, a chemical and fertiliser supplier, Hughes became involved with the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union, serving as a shop steward and later as an organiser. He was elected to the Fremantle City Council in 1980, and served until 1985.[1] Hughes entered parliament at the 1984 Cockburn by-election, which had been caused by the resignation of Don Taylor (a former deputy premier). He was re-elected at the 1986 state election.[2] Hughes was undergoing treatment for melanoma at the time of the election, and died of the disease less than two months later, aged 38. He had married Elizabeth Woodcock in 1977, with whom he had two children.[1]

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1. ^ a b Clive Matthew Hughes – Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
2. ^ Black, David; Prescott, Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.

Parliament of Western Australia

Preceded by

Don Taylor

|  Member for Cockburn
1984–1986  | Succeeded by

Norm Marlborough