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Thomas James Swiney (1 January 1875 – 15 October 1945) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for one term from 1920 until 1922. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) .Swiney was born in Balranald New South Wales and worked as a farmer. At the 1920 election he was the first candidate on the ALP list and won the third and last position in the multi-member seat of Byron. Swiney was defeated at the 1922 election by 223 votes.