Barry Wilde

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|office = Member of the
NSW Legislative Assembly
for Parramatta

|term_start = 1 May 1976

|term_end = 22 February 1988

|predecessor = Dan Mahoney

|successor = John Books

|constituency = Parramatta

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|birth_place = Marrickville, Sydney

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Barry Charles Wilde {{post-nominals|country=AUS|OAM}} (3 September 1928 – 18 January 2018) was an Australian politician. He served as a Labor Party Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1976 until 1988, representing the electorate of Parramatta.

Wilde previously served on Parramatta City Council from 1959 to 1977, as deputy mayor in 1966 and as mayor from 1967 to 1974. Having joined the Labor Party in 1949, he held various positions in the local branch. He ran for the seat of Parramatta in the 1966 and 1969 Federal elections against Sir Nigel Bowen, and the 1974 Federal election against Philip Ruddock; however, he was unsuccessful at each attempt.{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=204 |name=Mr Barry Charles Wilde, OAM (1928–2018) |former=Yes |access-date=12 April 2019}}

Following the retirement of sitting State Member Dan Mahoney, Wilde was elected to the Labor seat of Parramatta at the 1976 state election. Wilde was re-elected at the 1978, 1981, and 1984 elections. This was despite an electoral redistribution in 1979, where the safe Labor seat became marginally Liberal.{{cite news

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| title = Labor shocked by seat changes

| work = The Sydney Morning Herald

| publisher = Fairfax Media

| date = 28 November 1979

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| accessdate = 4 July 2010}} Wilde was subsequently defeated by Liberal candidate John Books in the 1988 election.{{Cite NSW election |title=Elections for the district of Parramatta |year=DistrictIndexes |district=Parramatta |accessdate=25 July 2020}}

In 2016 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia "for service to the Parliament of New South Wales, and to the community of Parramatta".{{Cite It's an Honour |ausawardid=1153249 |date=26 January 2016 |recipient=Mr Barry Charles Wilde |award=Order of Australia Medal |postnominal=OAM |accessdate=25 July 2020}}

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A bridge that crosses Parramatta River, running north from Smith Street to Wilde Avenue and constructed in 1975, is named in his honour.{{cite web

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| title = Parramatta... a heritage of roads and transport

| work = Self-guided tour

| publisher = Roads & Traffic Authority

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| url = http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/environment/downloads/self_guided_tours/parramatta_a_heritage_of_roads_and_transport.pdf

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