Bruce Kekwick Explained

Bruce Kekwick
Constituency Mp:Bass
Parliament:Australian
Predecessor:Claude Barnard
Successor:Lance Barnard
Term Start:10 December 1949
Term End:29 May 1954
Birth Date:1910 4, df=yes
Birth Place:South Australia
Nationality:Australian
Party:Liberal Party of Australia
Occupation:Insurance executive

Bruce Huntley Kekwick (24 April 1910  - 2 February 1982) was an Australian politician who represented the Tasmanian federal electorate of Bass in the House of Representatives from 1949 to 1954.

Born in South Australia, he was educated at state schools in Adelaide before becoming a company director. Having moved to Tasmania, he was an insurance executive before serving as an officer in the Royal Australian Navy from 1940 to 1946.[1] In 1949, he was elected to the House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Bass, defeating Labor minister Claude Barnard. He held the seat until 1954, when he was defeated by Claude Barnard's son Lance Barnard. He became a company director and music executive. He died in 1982.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KEKWICK, BRUCE HUNTLEY. Department of Veterans' Affairs. 9 September 2017.
  2. Web site: Carr. Adam. Australian Election Archive. Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive. 2008. 2008-11-09.