Liz Davenport
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Liz Anne Davenport is an Australian fashion designer and businesswoman.
Davenport is a managing director of Liz Davenport Fashion Pty Ltd, and long-term campaigner for conservation of Australian old-growth forest. She stood as a Liberals for Forests
candidate for the electoral district of Nedlands
in 2001 elections for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
, but was defeated. She also stood as one of the candidates of the Australian federal election, 2001
, but again was not elected.
Davenport is a managing director of Liz Davenport Fashion Pty Ltd, and long-term campaigner for conservation of Australian old-growth forest. She stood as a Liberals for Forests
Liberals for Forests
Liberals for Forests is an Australian political minor party. It has contested both state and federal elections in recent years, but has only achieved one elected representative - Janet Woollard in Western Australia...
candidate for the electoral district of Nedlands
Electoral district of Nedlands
The Electoral district of Nedlands is a Legislative Assembly electorate in the state of Western Australia. Nedlands is named for the inner western Perth suburb of Nedlands which falls within its borders.-History:...
in 2001 elections for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
Western Australian Legislative Assembly
The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of parliament in the Australian state of Western Australia. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Perth....
, but was defeated. She also stood as one of the candidates of the Australian federal election, 2001
Candidates of the Australian federal election, 2001
This article provides information on candidates who stood for the 2001 Australian federal election. The election was held on 10 November 2001.-Redistributions and seat changes:...
, but again was not elected.
Honours
Awards that Davenport has received in Australia include:- Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM), “For service to the fashion industry, and to the community”.
- HRH Queen Sirikit of Thailand – Silk Festival
- Golden Key Award from the Golden Key International Honour SocietyGolden Key International Honour SocietyThe Golden Key International Honour Society is an Atlanta, Georgia-based non-profit organization founded in 1977 to recognise academic achievement among college and university students in all disciplines....
- Finalist of the 2011 Western Australia Citizen of the Year