Kay Elson
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Kay Selma Elson Australia
n politician, was a Liberal
Member of the Australian House of Representatives
from March 1996 until her resignation in November 2007. Kay represented the Division of Forde
, Queensland
. She was born in Brisbane
, Queensland
, and was a special events co-ordinator for a handicapped association, a shop proprietor and a financial consultant before entering politics. Kay has eight children and 16 grandchildren.
In June 2006, Kay Elson announced that she would not be seeking a fifth term and the seat of Forde was lost to the Labor Party.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician, was a Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
from March 1996 until her resignation in November 2007. Kay represented the Division of Forde
Division of Forde
The Division of Forde is anAustralian Electoral Division in Queensland.The division was created in 1984 and is named for Frank Forde, who was briefly Prime Minister of Australia in 1945...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
. She was born in Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, and was a special events co-ordinator for a handicapped association, a shop proprietor and a financial consultant before entering politics. Kay has eight children and 16 grandchildren.
In June 2006, Kay Elson announced that she would not be seeking a fifth term and the seat of Forde was lost to the Labor Party.