Loloma Livingston Explained

Loloma Livingston
Office:Member of the Legislative Council
Constituency:Western (General Electors)
Term Start:1966
Term End:1972
Successor:Edmund March
Birth Date:1920[1]
Death Date:23 July 2010
Death Place:Queensland, Australia
Party:Alliance Party
Profession:Artist

Loloma Irene Livingston (1920 – 23 July 2010) was a Fijian artist and politician. Alongside Irene Jai Narayan and Losalini Raravuya Dovi, she was one of the first female members of the Legislative Council.[2]

Political career

A fourth-generation European Fijian,[3] Livingston trained as a nurse.[4] She contested the Western General seat in the 1966 elections as the Alliance Party candidate, and was elected with a majority of over 1,000.[5]

Livingston was a motoring enthusiast and was a member of the North West Car Club.[4] She was also an advocate of adult education, and taught a series of English classes.[4]

She died in Queensland, Australia in July 2010.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/17834686?q=%22loma+livingston%22&c=book&versionId=20922058 Loloma : my life, art and politics in Fiji / Loma Livingston
  2. http://fijisun.com.fj/2011/07/31/mrs-narayan-and-loloma-livingston/ Mrs Narayan And Loloma Livingston
  3. "Ratu Mara heads Fiji's new government", Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1966, p11
  4. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-331795483/view?partId=nla.obj-331960064#page/n76/mode/1up Fijis's women take a hand in politics
  5. http://fijielections.blogspot.com/2017/02/1966-fiji-legislative-council-elections.html 1966 Fiji Legislative Council elections
  6. https://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald-nz/obituary.aspx?n=loloma-irene-livingston&pid=144321478&referrer=2865 Loloma Irene Livingston