Sheila McHale
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Sheila Margaret McHale is a former Australian Labor Party
MP
in the Government of Western Australia
. Prior to retirement, she served as Member for Kenwick
and Minister for Disability Services, Tourism, Culture and the Arts, and Consumer Protection.
Born in Yorkshire, England she emigrated to Western Australia in 1978. She was first elected to State Parliament in 1996 and served as the Shadow Minister for Health, the Arts and Heritage. During this period, she spent three years as an elected councillor.
In 2001, she was re-elected to state-parliament as Gallop took power and undertook the position of Cabinet Minister, as Minister for Community Development, Women's Interests, Seniors and Youth; Disability Services; and Culture and the Arts.
In March 2008, McHale announced that she would retire and not contest the upcoming State election. In the 2008 election
the seat of Kenwick was abolished and replaced with the seat of Gosnells
. Chris Tallentire was preselected and won the new seat for the ALP
despite a swing of 5.9% against them.
Australian Labor Party
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MP
Member of Parliament
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in the Government of Western Australia
Government of Western Australia
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. Prior to retirement, she served as Member for Kenwick
Electoral district of Kenwick
Kenwick was an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia from 1989 to 1996 and again from 2005 to 2008....
and Minister for Disability Services, Tourism, Culture and the Arts, and Consumer Protection.
Born in Yorkshire, England she emigrated to Western Australia in 1978. She was first elected to State Parliament in 1996 and served as the Shadow Minister for Health, the Arts and Heritage. During this period, she spent three years as an elected councillor.
In 2001, she was re-elected to state-parliament as Gallop took power and undertook the position of Cabinet Minister, as Minister for Community Development, Women's Interests, Seniors and Youth; Disability Services; and Culture and the Arts.
In March 2008, McHale announced that she would retire and not contest the upcoming State election. In the 2008 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...
the seat of Kenwick was abolished and replaced with the seat of Gosnells
Electoral district of Gosnells
Gosnells is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is based in the south-eastern suburbs of Perth. It includes almost all of the suburb of Gosnells, large parts of the suburbs of Huntingdale and Thornlie and a small part of the...
. Chris Tallentire was preselected and won the new seat for the ALP
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...
despite a swing of 5.9% against them.