Stan Keon
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Standish Michael "Stan" Keon (2 July 1915 – 22 January 1987) was an Australian politician for the Australian Labor Party from 1949 to 1955 and helped establish the Democratic Labor Party.
Keon won the House of Representatives seat of Yarra at the 1949 election, succeeding former Prime Minister James Scullin. In 1955, he and six other Victorian federal members were expelled from the Labor Party as members of the Industrial Groups. In April 1955, they established the Australian Labor Party (Anti-Communist), which was renamed the Democratic Labor Party in 1957. He was beaten by the Labor candidate, Jim Cairns at the 1955 election.[1]
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- ^ Members of the House of Representatives since 1901. Parliamentary Handbook. Parliament of Australia. Retrieved on 2008-02-22.
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| Preceded by James Scullin |
Member for Yarra 1949 – 1955 |
Succeeded by Jim Cairns |
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| NAME | Keon, Standish Michael |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2 July 1915 |
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| DATE OF DEATH | 22 January 1987 |
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