Silvia Smith
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Silvia Joy Smith is an Australia
n politician. She was a member of the Australian House of Representatives
from 1993 to 1996 and a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
from 1997 to 2003.
She was an Australian Labor Party
member of the House of Representatives
from 1993 to 1996, representing the electorate of Bass
. She was defeated by Liberal candidate Warwick Smith
, as part of the landslide that swept the Keating government from office that year.
In 1997, she ran for and was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council
electorate of Windermere
as an Independent Labor candidate. She served for one six-year term before being defeated by conservative independent Ivan Dean
, at the 2003 periodic elections.
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 a member of the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
from 1993 to 1996 and a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Tasmanian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the House of Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart...
from 1997 to 2003.
She was an Australian 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...
member of the House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
from 1993 to 1996, representing the electorate of Bass
Division of Bass
The Division of Bass is an Australian Electoral Division in Tasmania. The division was created in 1903 and is named for the explorer George Bass. It has always been based on the city of Launceston and surrounding rural areas, and its boundaries have changed very little in the century since its...
. She was defeated by Liberal candidate Warwick Smith
Warwick Smith (politician)
Warwick Leslie Smith AM is an Australian politician, and was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from December 1984 to March 1993 and again from March 1996 to October 1998, representing the Division of Bass, Tasmania....
, as part of the landslide that swept the Keating government from office that year.
In 1997, she ran for and was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Tasmanian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the House of Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart...
electorate of Windermere
Electoral division of Windermere
The electoral division of Windermere is one of the 15 electorates or 'seats' in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. The division is located on the East side of the Tamar River...
as an Independent Labor candidate. She served for one six-year term before being defeated by conservative independent Ivan Dean
Ivan Dean
Ivan Noel Dean, APM , is an Australian politician. He has been an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council since 2003, representing the electorate of Windermere. He also served as Mayor of Launceston from 2005 to 2007....
, at the 2003 periodic elections.