James Taylor (Victorian politician)

James Allister Taylor (born 2 May 1934) is a former Australian politician.

Taylor was born in Bairnsdale to hotel-keeper James McKenzie Taylor and Isobel Alison Young.[1] Educated at Bairnsdale, Sale and Melbourne Grammar School, he was a stock salesman, and was also cycling champion of Victoria in 1952, 1957 and 1960.[1]

On 30 May 1970, Taylor was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Gippsland South, representing the Liberal Party.[2] He was defeated on 18 May 1973 and became a car dealer and real estate agent,[1] before returning to parliament via the Legislative Council seat of Gippsland on 20 March 1976.[2] He lost his seat on 2 April 1982[2] and returned to real estate.[1]

From 1985 to 1989, he was a Sale city councillor. On 22 February 1963, he married Elaine Margaret Martin,[1] with whom he had four daughters.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Taylor, James Allister at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 April 2012)
  2. ^ a b c "James Allister Taylor". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
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