George Stanley Hawker

George Stanley Hawker (7 May 1894 – 17 February 1979) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Burra from 1947 to 1956 for the Liberal and Country League.[1] Hawker presented to parliament the South Australian Women's Suffrage Petition during the debate that passed the Constitutional Amendment (Adult Suffrage) Act 1894.[2]

References

  1. ^ "George Stanley Hawker". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  2. ^ "The women who have been the 'first' of their kind — and the men who have tried to stop them". ABC News. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
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