Allen Blanchard

Allen Blanchard
Member of the Australian Parliament for Moore
In office 5 March 1983 – 24 March 1990
Preceded by	John Hyde
Succeeded by	Paul Filing
Personal details
Born	(1929-04-17)17 April 1929 London, England
Died
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Alma mater	University of London
Occupation	Criminologist

Cecil Allen Blanchard (17 April 1929 – 25 October 2008) is a former Australian federal politician.

Biography

Born in London, England, he migrated to Australia where he was educated at the Western Australian Institute of Technology; he subsequently returned to England for tertiary education at the University of London and later became a social worker and criminologist, and then as a training and staff development officer.

In 1983, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for the Division of Moore, defeating sitting Liberal member John Hyde. He held the seat until 1990, when a redistribution made his seat marginally Liberal. He opted to run for reelection, and was defeated by Liberal Paul Filing on a swing of six percent.

References

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by John Hyde	Member for Moore 1983–1990	Succeeded by Paul Filing