George Brand (politician)

In 1955, Brand was elected to the Kalgoorlie Municipal Council, where he served until 1965. He first stood for parliament at the 1956 state election, but was defeated in the seat of Kalgoorlie by Tom Evans of the Labor Party. Brand contested the Legislative Council at the 1965 state election, winning the newly created Lower North Province against David Dellar (the Labor member for the abolished North-East Province). He served a single six-year term, losing his seat by just four votes at the 1971 election to Stan Dellar, the son of his 1965 opponent. Brand eventually retired to Shepparton, Victoria, dying there in 1997. Incidentally he was unrelated to Sir David Brand, Western Australia's premier 1959-1971.