William Pickering (Australian politician)
William George Pickering (20 September 1869 – 15 September 1953) was an Australian politician. He was the Country Party member for Sussex in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1917 to 1924.[1] In 1920, he was the only member of the Legislative Assembly to vote against allowing women to stand for parliament.[2]
References[]
- ^ "William George Pickering". Parliament of Western Australia.
- ^ Cowan, Peter (1978). A unique position: a biography of Edith Dircksey Cowan 1861–1932. Nedlands, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. p. 153. ISBN 0-85564-135-5.
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- 1869 births
- 1953 deaths
- National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia
- Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
- National Party of Australia politician stubs