About Me
Full Name
Sir Robert Dove Nicholls
Date of Birth
27 June 1889
Party
Liberal and Country League
Position
Former Member
Electorate
Young
House
House of Assembly
Date Elected
27 March 1915
Other Information
A portrait of Nicholls, by South Australian artist Sir Ivor Hele, unveiled in 1966, hangs in Parliament House.
Deceased
18 January 1970
Electoral History
Date
District
House
Party
Reason (if retired)
19 Mar 1938 - 02 Mar 1956
Young
House of Assembly
Liberal and Country League
Boundary Redistribution
09 Jun 1932 - 19 Mar 1938
Stanley
House of Assembly
Liberal and Country League
Changed Seat
16 Oct 1923 - 09 Jun 1932
Stanley
House of Assembly
Liberal Federation
Changed Party
27 Mar 1915 - 16 Oct 1923
Stanley
House of Assembly
Liberal Union
Changed Party
Offices Held
02 Mar 1956 - Current
Former Member
06 Jul 1933 - 02 Mar 1956
Speaker, House of Assembly
Committee Membership
04 Sep 1924 - 20 Dec 1927
Former Member- Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways
06 Sep 1921 - 03 Sep 1924
Former Member- Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways
21 Apr 1920 - 05 Sep 1921
Former Member- Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways