Carol Adams (politician)

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Carol Adams (born 13 July 1961)[1] is a local government representative from Western Australia.

Currently the mayor of the City of Kwinana,[2] she ran as an independent in the 2008 state election in the newly formed Electoral district of Kwinana. Adams also works as a solicitor for the Western Australian Police Union.[3][4]

Prior to the election, she had twice sought preselection to stand as a Labor candidate, but was overlooked in favour of Roger Cook, a former state party secretary and state manager of public relations firm CPR which is closely associated with the party.[5] A smear campaign against her by Dave Kelly, State secretary of the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union had been waged in the last week of the election campaign.[5]

While she initially appeared to have narrowly won the seat, further counting revealed she had in fact lost by 300 votes to the Labor candidate Roger Cook.[6] If elected, Adams had been expected to take up the position of Speaker.

In local government, Adams was first elected to the Kwinana Town Council in 1997 and as mayor in 2006.[7] In May 2007, she launched a council backed project called "Looking Forward", aimed at attracting $11.5 billion in private and government sector investment in the next 15 years.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Carol Adams". Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Her Worship the Mayor Councillor Carol Adams". Town of Kwinana. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
  3. ^ "Warnbro". The Poll Bludger. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  4. ^ "'I'm not up for sale, I'm up for negotiation'". watoday.com. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
  5. ^ a b Murray, Paul (11 September 2008). "Labor's plight a child of several dead-beat dads". TheWest.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
  6. ^ Kate Campbell (15 September 2008). "Cook victory in Kwinana leaves Speaker problem". TheWest.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  7. ^ "Councillor profiles - Mayor Carol Adams, Kwinana Town Council, WA". Local Government Focus. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
  8. ^ "Looking Forward". Town of Kwinana. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
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