Maurie Keane

Maurice Francis "Maurie" Keane (21 September 1923 – 12 October 2014) was an Australian politician.

Born in Croydon Park in Sydney to Maurice and Desiree Keane, he attended Homebush High School and De La Salle College in Ashfield.

In 1962 he was elected to Sutherland Shire Council, and in 1965 became Secretary of the Sydney Water Board.

[1] In 1973, a new state seat, Woronora, was created in the Sutherland area, with a notional Labor majority.

He held the seat until 1988,[2] when it was renamed Sutherland and Keane was defeated by Liberal candidate Chris Downy.