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On the death of his father, Frank Augustus Chaffey, William succeeded to his father's seat, as a member of the United Australia Party. In 1941 and 1944, he was re-elected as an independent, after losing the United Australia Party pre-selection. From 1947 to 1972, he was a member of the Country Party. After an ideological split in 1972, he continued his term as an independent. From 1959 to 1968, Chaffey was deputy leader of the Country Party. He was also the New South Wales Minister for Agriculture from 1965 to 1968. After 1973, he retired from politics. He died in Tamworth on 3 March 1987.
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