Daryl Hedley Robert McClure (15 February 1947 – 15 March 2015) was an Australian politician.
McClure was born in
Bendigo
Bendigo ( ) is an Australian city in north-central Victoria. The city is located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital.
As of 2022, Bendigo has a popula ...
to machinery fitter Ernest John McClure and Jean Hastings. He attended White Hills State School, Bendigo Junior Technical College and Bendigo High School, becoming a television announcer in 1964. On 22 December 1967 he married Carole Anne Rowe, with whom he had two children; they were later divorced. He was secretary of the Bendigo and District Tourist Association from 1967 to 1971 and a
Bendigo City Councillor from 1969 to 1970. In 1973 he was elected to the
Victorian Legislative Assembly
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as the
Liberal
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member for
Bendigo
Bendigo ( ) is an Australian city in north-central Victoria. The city is located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately north-west of Melbourne, the state capital.
As of 2022, Bendigo has a popula ...
, serving until his defeat in 1982. After his defeat he became president of the Bendigo branch of the Liberal Party, and returned to the local council in 1996, serving as mayor from 1999 to 2000.
References
1947 births
2015 deaths
Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Victoria
Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Mayors of Greater Bendigo
20th-century mayors of places in Australia
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