Amanda Camm
Amanda Camm | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Queensland Parliament for Whitsunday | |
| Assumed office 31 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jason Costigan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amanda Jane Camm 18 April 1979 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal National (since 2016) |
| Relations | Ron Camm, great-uncle |
Amanda Jane Camm (born 18 April 1979) is a member of the Parliament of Queensland representing the Liberal Nationals.[1]
She first stood for the seat of Whitsunday as a member of Katter's Australian Party in the 2012 Queensland State election.[2]
Camm was elected deputy mayor of the Mackay Regional Council in April 2016.[3] She was a candidate for the Australian Senate in May 2019 but, being placed fifth on the LNP ticket, was not elected.[4]
At the 2020 Queensland state election Camm defeated Jason Costigan in the seat of Whitsunday.[5]
Her great-uncle was Ron Camm,[6] a grazier who held the seat of Whitsunday for the National Country Party from 1961 to 1980.[7]
References
- ^ "Ms Amanda Camm". Parliament of Queensland.
- ^ "Elections - 2012 State General Election - Whitsunday - Booth Details". Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "New Mackay Mayor sworn in". ABC News. 6 April 2016. Archived from the original on 9 April 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Horn, Allyson (12 May 2019). "Federal election 2019: Your guide to the Queensland Senate ballot form". ABC News. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ Queensland (23 November 2020). "Electoral Commission of Queensland". Electoral Commission of Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ Preston, Monique (13 May 2019). "Senate hopefuls have Proserpine ties". Daily Mercury. Archived from the original on 13 May 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Former Members Bio: Camm, Ronald Ernest (Ron)". Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2020.