Merv Toms
Merv Toms | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
| In office 15 July 1971 – 8 October 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh Guthrie |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Norton |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia | |
| In office 7 April 1956 – 1 March 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Oldfield |
| Succeeded by | Edward Oldfield |
| Constituency | Maylands |
| In office 1 March 1962 – 23 March 1968 | |
| Preceded by | None (new creation) |
| Succeeded by | None (abolished) |
| Constituency | Bayswater |
| In office 23 March 1968 – 8 October 1971 | |
| Preceded by | None (new creation) |
| Succeeded by | Mal Bryce |
| Constituency | Ascot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 January 1909 Boulder, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 8 October 1971 (aged 62) Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
John Mervin Toms (23 January 1909 – 8 October 1971) was an Australian politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1956 to 1971. He was appointed Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in July 1971, but served only a few months before dying in office.