Tom Aikens (politician)

Thomas Aikens (29 April 1900 – 30 November 1985) was a politician in Queensland, Australia.

Aikens was a member of the Cloncurry Shire Council from 1924 to 1930, being deputy chairman 1927 to 1930.

[1] Initially, Aikens was a member of the Labor Party, being secretary of the Cloncurry branch from 1933 to 1940.

Effectively an independent (being the only member of his party in the parliament), he retained the seat in the elections of 1947, 1950, 1953, 1956 and 1957.

On 12 November 1977 he was defeated in the 1977 election by ALP candidate, Alex Wilson.

Senior Cadet Tom Aikens, Charters Towers, 1916 Tom Aikens in Senior Cadet uniform