Ron Rofe

Ronald Ernest Arthur Rofe (1914 – 21 September 2003) was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1973 until 1978. He was a member of the Liberal Party.

Rofe was born in Camden where his family had been farming for some generations. He continued this tradition as a dairy farmer in the district. He was a prominent member and district governor of the Lions Club. He was the Deputy Shire President of Wollondilly Shire Council in 1971–1974.^[1]

A redistribution of Legislative Assembly seats prior to the 1973 election changed the seat of Nepean from a marginal ALP seat to a notionally conservative seat. The sitting member Ron Mulock decided to contest the safer seat of Penrith and Rofe was selected as the Liberal candidate. He won the election with 53% of the two party preferred vote.^[2] He successfully defended the seat against the ALP's Peter Anderson at the 1976 election,^[3] but was defeated by Anderson in 1978.^[4]

References

1. "Mr Ronald Rofe (1914-2003)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "1973 Nepean". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
3. Green, Antony. "1976 Nepean". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
4. Green, Antony. "1978 Nepean". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

 

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Ron Mulock	Member for Nepean 1973-1978	Succeeded by Peter Anderson