Beverley Mary Evelyn "Bev" Cains (born 25 February 1938) is a former Australian politician.

Cains was elected to the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly

Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly

The Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly was the main elected representative body of the Australian Capital Territory between 1975 and 1986, when preparations began to be made for the granting of self-government to the Territory...

 in 1979 as a member of the Family Team

Australian Family Movement

The Australian Family Movement was a minor Australian political party formed in 1974 and active throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It originally came out of a group created to oppose the stage show Hair in Adelaide .The party generally stood for conservative Christian principles, and was particularly...

; she was the party's sole representative until 1982, when she was joined by Betty Hocking. The House of Assembly ceased to exist in 1986 in preparation for self-government. After unsuccessfully contesting the federal seat of Canberra

Division of Canberra

The Division of Canberra is an Australian Electoral Division in the Australian Capital Territory. The division was created in 1974 from the southern half of the old Division of Australian Capital Territory...

 in 1987, Cains headed the Family Team's ticket for the new Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

The Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Australian Capital Territory...

, but was defeated.