Researching Peter Loney
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 426 people with the Loney surname? In that year Loney was ranked number 3153 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Loney on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Peter Loney and the Loney Genealogy
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 683 people with the Loney surname in the UK? Loney is now ranked number 3396 for popularity in the UK. |
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Loney surname in the USA? Loney is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Loney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Peter Loney
Peter James Loney (born 3 February 1948 in Daylesford, Victoria) was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2006, representing the electorates of Geelong North (1992-2002) and its successor Lara (2002-2006). He also served as Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Loney began his political career in 1992 as a shadow minister before serving on the Victorian Parliament's Public Accounts and Estimates Committee in 1997–2003. He was Chair of the Committee from 1999–2003 and Chair of the Australasian Council of Work Accounts Committees from 2001–2003. He was also Chair of La Trobe University's Public Sector Governance and Accountability Research Centre Advisory Council.
Loney retired before the 2006 state election. He had been facing a serious preselection challenge from MLC John Eren, whose seat of Geelong Province had been abolished by parliamentary reforms; Eren subsequently succeeded him in the seat.
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