James Tully (Australian politician)

James Tully
Member of the Australian Parliament for Barton
In office 17 November 1928 – 19 December 1931
Preceded by	Thomas Ley
Succeeded by	Albert Lane
Personal details
Born	1877 Grafton, New South Wales
Died	15 October 1962 (aged 84–85)
Nationality	British subject (Australian)
Political party	Labor
Profession	Teacher

James Thomas Tully (1877 – 15 October 1962) was an Australian politician. Born in Grafton, New South Wales, he was educated at state schools before becoming a farmer and teacher in Tullamore. In 1919, he unsuccessfully contested the federal seat of New England for the Australian Labor Party. He moved to Sydney in 1922, where he continued to teach. In 1928, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Barton, defeating incumbent Nationalist Thomas Ley. He retained the seat until 1931, when he was challenged by both the United Australia Party's Albert Lane and Lang Labor's John Eldridge, the member for Martin. Lane won the seat, making it the only time in Australian history that two sitting members have been simultaneously defeated for the same seat.^[1]

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