Ted Needham

Ted Needham
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
In office 9 July 1926 – 25 June 1929
Preceded by	Albert Gardiner
Succeeded by	John Daly
Senator for Western Australia
In office 1 July 1923 – 30 June 1929
In office 1 July 1907 – 30 June 1920
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
In office 25 March 1950 – 14 February 1953
Preceded by	Arthur Abbott
Succeeded by	Stan Lapham
Constituency	North Perth
In office 8 April 1933 – 25 March 1950
Preceded by	Harry Mann
Succeeded by	Abolished
Constituency	Perth
In office 28 June 1904 – 27 October 1905
Preceded by	John Higham
Succeeded by	James Price
Constituency	Fremantle
Personal details
Born	(1874-09-30)30 September 1874 Ormskirk, Lancashire, England
Died	26 October 1956(1956-10-26) (aged 82) Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Lillian Gosden ​ (m. 1908)​
Occupation	Labourer

Edward Needham (30 September 1874 – 26 October 1956) was an Australian politician. He was a long-serving member of the parliament for the Australian Labor Party (ALP) in both state and federal politics. He served as a Senator for Western Australia from 1907 to 1920 and 1923 to 1929, including as Leader of the Opposition in the Senate from 1926 to 1929. He was also a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1904 to 1905 and from 1933 to 1953. He worked various jobs as a manual labourer prior to entering politics and was active in the labour movement.