Linda Savage
Encyclopedia
Linda Rosemary Savage is an Australia
n politician. Born in Perth
, she was a lawyer before entering politics.
Savage was third on the Labor Party
ticket for the Legislative Council
region of East Metropolitan
at the 2008 Western Australian state election
, but was not elected. After the death of Jock Ferguson
on 13 February 2010, she was elected in a recount on 22 March.
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. Born in Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, she was a lawyer before entering politics.
Savage was third on the 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...
ticket for the Legislative Council
Western Australian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. Its central purpose is to act as a house of review for legislation passed through the lower house, the Legislative Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state...
region of East Metropolitan
Electoral region of East Metropolitan
The electoral region of East Metropolitan is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Perth. It was created by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been...
at the 2008 Western Australian state election
Western Australian state election, 2008
A general election was held in the state of Western Australia on Saturday 6 September 2008 to elect 59 members to the Legislative Assembly and 36 members to the Legislative Council...
, but was not elected. After the death of Jock Ferguson
Jock Ferguson (Australian politician)
John Kilday "Jock" Ferguson was a Scottish-born Australian politician.Quotes - "May we all see the day when the unity of the community and the workers become so strong that we see the end of unemployment and poverty in the midst of plenty , and it is replaced by a just and equitable that ensures a...
on 13 February 2010, she was elected in a recount on 22 March.