Leo Nott

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 NSW Branch of the Labor Party.

Leo Nott
Shire President of Gulgong
In office 17 December 1951 – 26 August 1953
Deputy	B. B. Loneragan
Preceded by	Norman Horne
Succeeded by	B. B. Loneragan
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
Councillor of the Gulgong Shire Council
In office 2 December 1950 – 5 December 1953
Constituency	D Riding
Personal details
Born	27 October 1915 Dunedoo, New South Wales, Australia
Died	19 September 1992 (aged 76) Rockdale, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Labor
Occupation	shearer, farmer

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.[1]

Nott was elected to Gulgong Shire Council between 1950 and 1953 and was the Shire President in 1951–53.[2][3][4][5]

Political career

Leo Nott, ALP. 1973 how to vote slip. Burrendong Electorate.

Nott was elected to the parliament as the Labor member for Mudgee at the 1953 state election in an election marked by a resurgence in Labor support in rural NSW.[6] He was the chairman of Labor's Country Conference between 1949 and 1952 but did not hold any other party, parliamentary or ministerial office. Nott retained the seat for Labor at the next four elections until it was abolished in 1968.[6]

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, defeating 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.[7] After leaving parliament he became a newspaper columnist.

References

1. "Mr Leo Mervyn Nott (1915-1992)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
2. "Shire President Defeated in Elections". Mudgee Guardian and North-western Representative. 7 December 1950. p. 18. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via Trove.
3. "New President for Gulgong Shire". Mudgee Guardian and North-western Representative. 20 December 1951. p. 15. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via Trove.
4. "Cr. Loneragan Elected Shire President". Mudgee Guardian and North-western Representative. 27 August 1953. p. 17. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via Trove.
5. "Retiring President Defeated in Gulgong Shire Council Election". Mudgee Guardian and North-western Representative. 10 December 1953. p. 16. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via Trove.
6. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
7. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Burrendong". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2019.