Frank Scully (politician)
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Francis Raymond Scully Australian politician, was a Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
for the electoral district of Richmond representing the Australian Labor Party
from 1949-1955 and the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist)
(Democratic Labor Party
) from 1955-1958. Scully was the leader of the DLP in the Victorian Parliament during these three years.
Scully was a railway worker, and was active in the Australian Railways Union Industrial Group
. He was Assistant Minister of Lands, Assistant Minister of Electrical Undertakings in the third Cain government
from 1952-1955. Scully was defeated at the 1958 elections and subsequently owned a newsagency in Sandringham, Victoria.
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
for the electoral district of Richmond representing the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
from 1949-1955 and the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist)
Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist)
The Australian Labor Party was the name initially used by the right-wing group which split away from the Australian Labor Party in 1955, and which later became the Democratic Labor Party in 1957....
(Democratic Labor Party
Democratic Labor Party (historical)
The Democratic Labor Party was an Australian political party that existed from 1955 until 1978.-History:The DLP was formed as a result of a split in the Australian Labor Party that began in 1954. The split was between the party's national leadership, under the then party leader Dr H.V...
) from 1955-1958. Scully was the leader of the DLP in the Victorian Parliament during these three years.
Scully was a railway worker, and was active in the Australian Railways Union Industrial Group
Industrial Groups
The Industrial Groups were groups formed by the Australian Labor Party in the late 1940s, to combat Communist Party influence in the trade unions....
. He was Assistant Minister of Lands, Assistant Minister of Electrical Undertakings in the third Cain government
John Cain (senior)
John Cain was an Australian politician, who became the 34th premier of Victoria, and was the first Australian Labor Party leader to win a majority in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was the only premier of Victoria whose son also served as premier.-Early life:Cain was born, one of 18...
from 1952-1955. Scully was defeated at the 1958 elections and subsequently owned a newsagency in Sandringham, Victoria.