▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁election ▁and ▁Mur do ch ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁elections . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Kelly ▁col lapsed ▁at ▁work ▁and ▁f ract ured ▁his ▁sk ull . ▁His ▁injury ▁left ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁com a ▁for ▁several ▁weeks ▁and ▁required ▁brain ▁surg ery ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁length y ▁period ▁of ▁recovery . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁Kelly ▁won ▁a ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁by - e lection ▁for ▁South ▁Metropolitan ▁Province , ▁occasion ed ▁by ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Howard ▁Ol ney . ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁state ▁election , ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁appointed ▁deput y ▁chairman ▁of ▁comm itte es . ▁At ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁election , ▁Kelly ' s ▁old ▁seat ▁was ▁abol ished ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁five - member ▁South ▁Metropolitan ▁Region . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁chairman ▁of ▁comm itte es ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁replacing ▁Jim ▁Brown . ▁However , ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁election , ▁" f action al ▁man oe uv res " ▁re leg ated ▁Kelly ▁to ▁the ▁unw inn able ▁third ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁Labor ▁ticket , ▁and ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁seat . ▁Kelly ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁aged ▁ 5 4 , ▁after ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁de pression . ▁He