Wendy Duncan
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Wendy Maxine Duncan is an Australian politician from Western Australia
. She has been a Nationals
member of the Western Australian Legislative Council
since 2008, representing the region of Agricultural
.
Duncan was born in Kalgoorlie
, Western Australia
. She was elected to parliament via a countback on 29 January 2008, to fill the vacancy created by fellow National
MLC Murray Criddle
. Duncan was elected first female state President of the Nationals WA in 2004. At the 2008 state election
she transferred to the Mining and Pastoral
region to make way for Max Trenorden
in Agricultural.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. She has been a Nationals
National Party of Western Australia
The National Party of Western Australia is a political party in Western Australia. It is affiliated with the National Party of Australia but maintains a separate structure and identity....
member of the Western Australian 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...
since 2008, representing the region of Agricultural
Electoral region of Agricultural
The electoral region of Agricultural is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the South West, Peel and part of the Great Southern regions of the state...
.
Duncan was born in Kalgoorlie
Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Kalgoorlie, known as Kalgoorlie-Boulder, is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, and is located east-northeast of state capital Perth at the end of the Great Eastern Highway...
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
. She was elected to parliament via a countback on 29 January 2008, to fill the vacancy created by fellow National
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
MLC Murray Criddle
Murray Criddle
Murray John Criddle is an Australian politician. He was a Nationals member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 1993 to 2008, representing the region of Agricultural.Criddle was born in Geraldton, Western Australia....
. Duncan was elected first female state President of the Nationals WA in 2004. At the 2008 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...
she transferred to the Mining and Pastoral
Electoral region of Mining and Pastoral
The electoral region of Mining and Pastoral is a multi-member electoral region of the Western Australian Legislative Council, located in the northern and eastern regions of the State. It was created by the Acts Amendment Act 1987, and became effective on 22 May 1989 with five members who had been...
region to make way for Max Trenorden
Max Trenorden
Maxwell Wayne "Max" Trenorden is an Australian politician. He was a Nationals member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1986 to September, representing the electorate of Avon...
in Agricultural.