Kelly Hoare
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Kelly Joy Hoare Australia
n politician, was an Australian Labor Party
member of the Australian House of Representatives
from 1998 to 2007, representing the Division of Charlton
, New South Wales
. She lost Labor preselection for the 2007 election.
She was born in Deniliquin, New South Wales, the daughter of Bob Brown
, who represented the Division of Hunter
from 1980
to 1984 and Charlton from 1984 to 1998. Hoare was educated at the University of Canberra
, and was a public servant and her father's electorate officer before entering Federal Parliament.
On 4 May 2007, Greg Combet
announced that he would run for preselection in Charlton. He was installed over the top of the ALP branch members by the National Executive. Hoare said that she was the "sole bread winner" in her family and that she would have to sell her house if she lost the salary of an MP.
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 an Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
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 1998 to 2007, representing the Division of Charlton
Division of Charlton
The Division of Charlton is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Matthew Charlton, who was Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1922-28. It is located in the Hunter Valley area of New South Wales, including the coal-mining towns of...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. She lost Labor preselection for the 2007 election.
She was born in Deniliquin, New South Wales, the daughter of Bob Brown
Robert Brown (Australian Labor politician)
Robert James Brown, AM is a former Australian Labor Party politician.-Early life:Brown was born in Pelaw Main and at educated at Pelaw Main Primary School, Kurri Kurri Junior Technical High School, Maitland Boys High School, the University of Sydney , Sydney Teachers' College , Broken Hill...
, who represented the Division of Hunter
Division of Hunter
The Division of Hunter is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. It is located in northern rural New South Wales, and encompasses much of the Hunter Valley region, including the towns of Singleton, Maitland, Muswellbrook, Cessnock and Denman...
from 1980
Australian federal election, 1980
Federal elections were held in Australia on 18 October 1980. All 125 seats in the House of Representatives, and 34 of the 64 seats in the Senate, were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Malcolm Fraser with coalition partner the National Country Party led by Doug...
to 1984 and Charlton from 1984 to 1998. Hoare was educated at the University of Canberra
University of Canberra
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, and was a public servant and her father's electorate officer before entering Federal Parliament.
On 4 May 2007, Greg Combet
Greg Combet
Gregory Ivan Combet AM MP is an Australian politician and trade unionist. He was Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions between 2000 and 2007...
announced that he would run for preselection in Charlton. He was installed over the top of the ALP branch members by the National Executive. Hoare said that she was the "sole bread winner" in her family and that she would have to sell her house if she lost the salary of an MP.