Loloma Livingston

Loloma Irene Livingston (1920 – 23 July 2010) was a Fijian artist and politician. Alongside Irene Jai Narayan and Losalini Raravuya Dovi, she was one of the first female members of the Legislative Council.[2]

Loloma Livingston
Member of the Legislative Council
In office
1966–1972
Succeeded byEdmund March
ConstituencyWestern (General Electors)
Personal details
Born1920[1]
Died23 July 2010
Queensland, Australia
Political partyAlliance Party
ProfessionArtist

Political career

A fourth-generation European Fijian,[3] Livingston trained as a nurse.[4] She contested the Western General seat in the 1966 elections as the Alliance Party candidate, and was elected with a majority of over 1,000.[5]

Livingston was a motoring enthusiast and was a member of the North West Car Club.[4] She was also an advocate of adult education, and taught a series of English classes.[4]

She died in Queensland, Australia in July 2010.[6]

References

  1. Loloma : my life, art and politics in Fiji / Loma Livingston Trove
  2. Mrs Narayan And Loloma Livingston Fiji Sun, 31 July 2011
  3. "Ratu Mara heads Fiji's new government", Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1966, p11
  4. Fijis's women take a hand in politics Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1966, p77
  5. 1966 Fiji Legislative Council elections Fiji Elections
  6. Loloma Irene Livingston The New Zealand Herald, 27 July 2010
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