Alan Stewart (Australian politician)

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Alan Gibson Stewart (born 28 March 1938) is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for Manly in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1978 to 1984. Born in Manly, he attended public schools in Harbord and Manly, as well as St Aloysius College. He studied at Sydney Technical College, Wagga Agricultural College and Macquarie University, earning a BA and an MS, and later a PhD in Environmental Science from Griffith University. He served as President of the Harbord branch of the ALP and was a delegate to the Manly State Electoral Council. Stewart wrote two books: Hard Row to Hoe and Persian Expedition. He won the seat of Manly in 1978 after the retirement of Liberal MP Douglas Darby, narrowly held it in 1981, and was defeated by David Hay in 1984.