Andrew Lawson (Australian politician)
Andrew Lawson (1873 – ?) was an Australian politician. He was born in Bendigo, Victoria. In 1922 he was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the Independent member for Gordon, serving until his defeat in 1928.[1] He was the representative in the Legislative Council of the Australian Labor Party government led by Joseph Lyons until its defeat in 1928. He stood as a Senate candidate for the Nationalist Party at the 1928 federal election but was not elected.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lawson, Andrew". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Tasmanian Indications: Labour Not Strong". The West Australian. 31 October 1928.