Allen Blanchard

Allen Blanchard
Allen Blanchard
Member of the Australian Parliament; for Moore
	In office; 5 March 1983 – 24 March 1990
Preceded by	John Hyde
Succeeded by	Paul Filing
Personal details
Born	Cecil Allen Blanchard; 17 April 1929; London, England
Died	25 October 2008 (aged 79)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	University of London
Occupation	Criminologist

Cecil Allen Blanchard (17 April 1929 – 25 October 2008) was an Australian federal politician.

Biography

Born in London, England, Blanchard migrated to Australia, where he was educated at the Institute of Technology in Western Australia. He subsequently returned to England for tertiary education at the University of London, and later became a social worker and criminologist, before taking up a post as a training and staff development officer.^{[citation needed]}

In 1983, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for the Division of Moore, defeating sitting Liberal member John Hyde. He held the seat until 1990, when a redistribution made his seat marginally Liberal. He opted to run for reelection, and was defeated by Liberal Paul Filing on a swing of six percent.^[2]

In 1987, he headed an inquiry into the Aboriginal homelands movement in Australia, by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs.^[3]

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2010. Retrieved 1 June 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ Carr, Adam (2008). "Australian Election Archive". Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. Archived from the original on 23 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
^ Parliament of Australia. House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs (March 1987). Inquiry into the Aboriginal homelands movement in Australia. Published online 12 June 2011. Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 0-644-06201-0. Retrieved 15 August 2020 – via Parliament of Australia. PDF

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by John Hyde	Member for Moore 1983–1990	Succeeded by Paul Filing

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