The Hon. Delcia Ivy KITE (1923 - 2012)**

  • Date of Birth: 25/08/1923
  • Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Date of Death: 21/08/2012
  • Place of Death: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Parliamentary Service

PositionStartEndPeriodNotes
Member of the NSW Legislative Council23 Apr 19765 Mar 19847yr(s) 10mth(s) 12day(s)
47th (1981 - 1984)
A Member of the indirectly elected Council 1934 - 1978. Date of Election 27 November 1975.
Member of the NSW Legislative Council30 Apr 19843 Mar 199510yr(s) 10mth(s) 2day(s)
50th (1991 - 1995)
A Member of the directly elected Legislative Council. Dates of Elections 27 November 1975 and 24 March 1984.

Political Party Activity

Australian Labor Party (ALP). Joined the party in 1948. Secretary of Granville branch, president of Rose Bay branch, Secretary of Granville state electorate council, secretary of Reid federal electoral council, secretary of Vaucluse state electoral council, secretary of Wentworth federal electoral council. Member New South Wales Administrative Committee 1970-1980. Executive New South Wales Labor Womens Committee 1970-1978.


Community Activity

Member Historic Houses Trust from 1980 - 1988.


Qualifications, occupations and interests

Draughtswoman; wife and mother. Educated at Garden's Road Primary School, Sydney Girls High School and Sydney Technical College, specialising in engineering and drawing. Employed by the Commonwealth Department of the Interior as a draughtswoman from 1941 - 1946. Recreational interests include environment, gardening, swimming, reading and stamp collecting.


Personal

Daughter of Alexander Henry Smith, shearer and publican, and his wife Ivy Margaret Clarke. Married Frederick Thomas Kite on 26 October 1946 and they had 2 sons and 2 daughters.


Additional Information

Member of the Former Members Association.



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