Ted Cunningham

Edward Joseph "Ted" Cunningham (born 26 November 1937) is a former Australian politician.

He was born in Clayfield in Brisbane and arrived in Western Australia in 1971. Before entering politics he was a marketing manager and public servant. In 1988 he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly in a by-election as the Labor member for Balga; he moved to the new seat of Marangaroo in 1989 and to Girrawheen in 1996. Although he never held a front bench position, he was President of the Parliamentary Labor Party from 1994 to 1997 and Opposition Whip from 1997 to 2001, when he retired.[1]

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Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Brian Burke
Member for Balga
1988–1989
Abolished
New seat Member for Marangaroo
1989–1996
Abolished
New seat Member for Girrawheen
1996–2001
Succeeded by
Margaret Quirk