William Peters (Australian politician)

William Charles Peters (15 April 1903 – 21 February 1978) was an Australian politician and a member of the New South Wales Legislative Council between 1959 and 1978.

He contested a by-election in 1946 for the state seat of Ashfield for the Labor Party but was defeated by the Liberal incumbent Athol Richardson.

[2] He again contested Ashfield at the 1947 election but was again defeated by Richardson.

[1] In 1959, George Neilly resigned his seat in the Legislative Council to contest the lower house seat of Cessnock.

Peters won the Labor nomination for the vacant seat and held his place until his death.