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Antony Hamilton "Tony" Lamb OAM PhD (born 7 March 1939) is an Australian former politician. Born in Horsham, Victoria, he was the son of Victorian Country Party politician Hamilton Lamb. He was educated at the University of Melbourne graduating on 14 August 1971 with the Degree of Bachelor of Arts and then the Victorian College of Pharmacy, becoming a pharmacist. In 1972, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for La Trobe. As a backbench Member in 1973 Lamb, together with fellow Labor Member David McKenzie, introduced the Medical Practice Clarification Bill which, if passed, would have allowed abortion in the Australian Capital Territory. The Bill was defeated after a conscience vote on 10 May 1973 by 98 votes to 23.〔Ainsley Symons (2014), “Anti-Abortion Campaigning and the Political Process,” in ''Recorder'' (Melbourne Branch, Australian Society for the Study of Labour History), No. 279, March, p.2〕 Lamb held the seat of LaTrobe until his defeat in 1975. In 1984 he returned to the House as the member for the new seat of Streeton, which he held until its abolition in 1990. Lamb then contested the seat of Deakin, but was unsuccessful. Lamb was awarded a Medal in the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honors 2006 for service to pharmacy, to the Australian Parliament and to the community. In 2009 Lamb published his thesis in fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy - ==References== |- 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tony Lamb」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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