About Me
Full Name
Ivon Alfred Wardle OAM
Date of Birth
23 March 1919
Party
Liberal and Country League
Position
Former Member
Electorate
Murray
House
House of Assembly
Date Elected
02 March 1968
Education
Wesley Theological College and School of Mines.
Prior Employment
Methodist Minister, Deputy Town Clerk and Ambulance Officer - Murray Bridge
Public Activities
Justice of the Peace - 54 years (Retired).
Director of Outreach Services - Methodist Church 1982-85.
Chairman - Resthaven Homes for the Aged.
Secretary and Convener - Barwell Boys and Little Brothers Association.
Committee member, Payneham and Dudley Park Cemeteries Trust 1979-86.
Director of Outreach Services - Methodist Church 1982-85.
Chairman - Resthaven Homes for the Aged.
Secretary and Convener - Barwell Boys and Little Brothers Association.
Committee member, Payneham and Dudley Park Cemeteries Trust 1979-86.
Other Information
Ivon Wardle was born at Burra, South Australia, to a farming family.
In 1927 the family moved to Wynarka where he completed primary school before leaving to work on his parents farm. At 18 he attended Wesley Theological College in preperation for a career as a Methodist Minister.
Mr Wardle enlisted in the RAAF in 1941 serving in Papua New Guinea with number 75 Kittyhawk Squadron.
Prior to his election as the Liberal Member for Murray in 1968, he worked as a Methodist Minister at Spalding and Pinaroo, a Farmer at Coonalpyn, District Clerk at Meningie and Deputy Town Clerk at Murray Bridge. Mr Wardle served four terms as the Liberal Member for Murray before unsuccesfully contesting the 1977 election as an independent.
After leaving Parliament he became Deputy Administratior of Resthaven Homes for the Aged before being invited to join the board of Resthaven where he served as Chairman for eight years.
Mr Wardle was awarded an OAM in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1995 for service to the South Australian Parliament, to the community through the Uniting Church in Australia and to aged care.
In 1927 the family moved to Wynarka where he completed primary school before leaving to work on his parents farm. At 18 he attended Wesley Theological College in preperation for a career as a Methodist Minister.
Mr Wardle enlisted in the RAAF in 1941 serving in Papua New Guinea with number 75 Kittyhawk Squadron.
Prior to his election as the Liberal Member for Murray in 1968, he worked as a Methodist Minister at Spalding and Pinaroo, a Farmer at Coonalpyn, District Clerk at Meningie and Deputy Town Clerk at Murray Bridge. Mr Wardle served four terms as the Liberal Member for Murray before unsuccesfully contesting the 1977 election as an independent.
After leaving Parliament he became Deputy Administratior of Resthaven Homes for the Aged before being invited to join the board of Resthaven where he served as Chairman for eight years.
Mr Wardle was awarded an OAM in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1995 for service to the South Australian Parliament, to the community through the Uniting Church in Australia and to aged care.
Deceased
26 November 2013
Electoral History
Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
02 Mar 1968 - 22 Jul 1974
Murray
House of Assembly
Liberal and Country League
Changed Party
Offices Held
16 Sep 1977 - Current
Former Member
Committee Membership
21 Jun 1973 - 30 Nov 1977
Former Member- Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Works