Agnes Robertson | |
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| Senator for Western Australia | |
| In office 22 February 1950 – 30 June 1962 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Agnes Robertson Keay 31 July 1882 Stepney, South Australia, Australia |
| Died | 29 January 1968 (aged 85) Mount Waverley, Victoria, Australia |
| Political party | Nationalist (to 1945) Liberal (1945–1955) Independent (1955) Country (from 1955) |
| Spouse |
Robert Robertson
(m. 1903–1912) |
| Children | 4, including Jessie Robertson and Beryl Grant |
Agnes Robertson Robertson (née Keay; 31 July 1882 – 29 January 1968) was an Australian schoolteacher, community worker and politician who served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1950 to 1962. She was originally elected to parliament as a member of the Liberal Party at the 1949 federal election. In 1955, she was dropped from her party's ticket due to her age, but instead won the endorsement of the Country Party and was re-elected to a second term at the 1955 election; her final term ended a month before her 80th birthday. She was the first woman to represent the Country Party in federal parliament.