Leo Nott

Leo Nott
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Mudgee
In office
14 February 1953  23 January 1968
Preceded by Frederick Cooke
Succeeded by Seat Abolished
Member of the New South Wales Parliament
for Burrendong
In office
13 February 1971  19 October 1973
Preceded by Roger Wotton
Succeeded by Roger Wotton
Personal details
Born 27 October 1915
near Dunedoo, New South Wales
Died 19 September 1992 (aged 76)
Rockdale, New South Wales
Political party Australian Labor Party
Occupation shearer, farmer
Religion Roman Catholic

Leo Mervyn Nott (27 October 1915 – 19 September 1992) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly between 1953 and 1968 and again between 1971 and 1973. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (NSW).

Early life

Nott was born at Dunedoo, New South Wales and was the son of a farmer. He once wrote a book about his life. His brother, Roger Nott, was a member of the Legislative Assembly between 1941 and 1961 and a minister between 1954 and 1961. He was educated to elementary level at Dunedoo Primary School and initially worked as a shearer and farm hand before becoming a sheep and wheat farmer. He was active in community organizations in the Dunedoo area including the Land Board, Hospital Board and Wheatgrowers' Union. Nott was elected to Gulgong Shire Council between 1951 and 1953 and was the Shire President in 1952-53.

State Parliament

Nott was elected to the parliament as the Labor member for Mudgee at the 1953 state election.[1] He defeated the Country Party member Frederick Cooke in an election marked by a resurgence in Labor support in rural NSW. Nott retained the seat for Labor at the next 4 elections until it was abolished in 1968. Nott then retired from public life but was persuaded to stand as the Labor candidate for the seat of Burrendong, which had replaced Mudgee, at the 1971 state election. At that election he defeated the sitting Country Party member Roger Wotton. However, the result was reversed at the next election in 1973 and Nott did not contest any further elections. He was the chairman of Labor's Country Conference between 1949 and 1952 but did not hold any other party, parliamentary or ministerial office. After leaving parliament he became a newspaper columnist.[2]

References

  1. Antony Green. "New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007". New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
  2. "Mr Leo Mervyn Nott (1915 - 1992)". Former members of the New South Wales Parliament, 1856-2006. New South Wales Parliament. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
Parliament of New South Wales
Preceded by
Frederick Cooke
Member for Mudgee
1953  1968
Succeeded by
seat abolished
Preceded by
Roger Wotton
Member for Burrendong
1971  1973
Succeeded by
Roger Wotton