Shelley Eaton
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Shelley Elizabeth Eaton is an Australia
n politician. She was born in Subiaco
, Western Australia
. On 17 September 2008, she was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council
as a Labor
member in a countback resulting from Vince Catania
's resignation; she represents Mining and Pastoral
. Her term expired on 21 May 2009.
Eaton had earlier worked as an electorate officer for Tom Stephens
and Ljiljanna Ravlich
, and relocated from Perth to Broome
in 2000.
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. She was born in Subiaco
Subiaco, Western Australia
Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated to the north west of Kings Park. Its Local Government Area is the City of Subiaco.-History:Prior to European settlement the area was home to the Noongar Indigenous people....
, 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...
. On 17 September 2008, she was elected to 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...
as a Labor
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 in a countback resulting from Vince Catania
Vince Catania
Vincent Alexander Catania is an Australian politician. He sat in the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2005 to 2008 and has been a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since 2008...
's resignation; she represents 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...
. Her term expired on 21 May 2009.
Eaton had earlier worked as an electorate officer for Tom Stephens
Tom Stephens
Thomas Gregory Stephens is a West Australian parliamentarian. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Parliament of Western Australia since 1982, serving in the Legislative Council from 1982 to 2004, and in the Legislative Assembly since 2005...
and Ljiljanna Ravlich
Ljiljanna Ravlich
Ljiljanna Ravlich is a Western Australian politician. She is currently an Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Council, and was most notable for being the Minister for Education during the debate over the introduction of outcomes-based education...
, and relocated from Perth to Broome
Broome, Western Australia
Broome is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, north of Perth. The year round population is approximately 14,436, growing to more than 45,000 per month during the tourist season...
in 2000.