Ron Rofe

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Ronald Ernest Arthur Rofe (1914 – 21 September 2003) was an Australian politician and member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1973 until 1978. He was a member of the Liberal Party.

Rofe was born in Camden where his family had been farming for some generations. He continued this tradition as a dairy farmer in the district. He was a prominent member and district governor of the Lions Club. He was the Deputy Shire President of Wollondilly Shire Council in 1971–1974.{{cite NSW Parliament |id=1736 |former=Yes |title= Mr Ronald Rofe (1914-2003) |access-date=13 May 2019}}

A redistribution of Legislative Assembly seats prior to the 1973 election changed the seat of Nepean from a marginal ALP seat to a notionally conservative seat. The sitting member Ron Mulock decided to contest the safer seat of Penrith and Rofe was selected as the Liberal candidate. He won the election with 53% of the two party preferred vote.{{Cite NSW election |year=1973 |district=Nepean |accessdate=25 July 2020}} He successfully defended the seat against the ALP's Peter Anderson at the 1976 election,{{Cite NSW election |year=1976 |district=Nepean |accessdate=25 July 2020}} but was defeated by Anderson in 1978.{{Cite NSW election |year=1978 |district=Nepean |accessdate=25 July 2020}}