Syd Negus

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Sydney Ambrose Negus (12 March 1912-1 August 1986) was an Australian politician who was an Independent Senator for Western Australia from 1971 until 1974.[1] He was previously a carpenter and building contractor.[2]

Negus was elected largely on an anti-death duties platform following the death of his brother, Oscar Negus a Justice of the Supreme Court of Western Australia and a realisation of the impost of the tax on widows.[3] His campaign established a groundswell of public support and Queensland was the first state to abolish death duties in 1977; the Commonwealth and other states followed soon after by abolishing their respective death and gift duties.[2]

He was defeated in the 1974 election.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Parliamentary Handbook - Members of the Senate since 1901
  2. ^ a b David G. Duff (2005). The Abolition of Wealth Transfer Taxes: Lessons from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. University of Toronto Faculty of Law. Retrieved on 2007-11-23.
  3. ^ Review of Western Australian State Taxes 1994. Murdoch University Electronic Journal of Law (December 2004). Retrieved on 2007-11-23.