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| Albert Edward Hocking | |
|---|---|
| Born |
21 March 1885 Carlton, Victoria[1] |
| Died |
2 August 1969 Armadale, Victoria |
Albert Edward Hocking was a councillor on Camberwell City Council representing North Ward, serving two separate terms from 1919 to 1922 and from 1923 to 1926. He also served as mayor for two terms from 1923-1924 and again from 1924-1925 and was heavily involved in state and local politics throughout his life.[2][3][1]
Politics
Camberwell Council
Hocking won his first election by just five votes in August 1919.[4]
Supporter of the unimproved rating system, introduced during his first mayoral term in 1923.[3]
Lost the 1922 election after a campaign fought largely on the nature of the rating system that should be adopted by the Council.[5]
Did not seek re-election in 1926 due to being away in England. Succeeded by Arthurt Vine, who was elected unopposed.[6]
Melbourne City Council
Stood unsuccessfully as a candidate for Melbourne City Council.[7]
State politics
Ran for preselection for the United Australia Party for the Victorian Legislative Assembly. He was also chief president of the United Country Party (UCP) and unsuccessfully stood for election for Southern Province in the Victorian Legislative Council.[7]
Stood as a candidate for the UCP in 1940 for Allandale, an electoral district north-west of Ballarat. He was roundly criticised by the Labor candidate for Allandale and the leader of the Parliamentary Labor Party, John Cain.
He was unsuccessful, obtaining 38.8 percent of votes against Labor's Patrick Denigan who won with 61.2 percent of votes (after preferences).
Career
Commissioner of the Savings Bank of Victoria.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 B. J. Costar, 'Hocking, Albert Edward (1885–1969)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/hocking-albert-edward-10512/text18655, published first in hardcopy 1996, accessed online 12 May 2020.
- ↑ "Social Afternoon at Camberwell.", 17 July 1925, p. 4.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "CAMBERWELL.", 28 August 1923, p. 10.
- ↑ The Argus. 'Municipal Elections - Several Labour Successes'. 29 August 1919, pg.8. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4699366, accessed: 2 July 2016
- ↑ "SOCIAL AT CAMBERWELL.", 13 October 1922, p. 5.
- ↑ "CAMBERWELL CITY.", 13 August 1926, p. 5.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "ALLANDALE", 2 March 1940, p. 28.