Janie Finlay
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Janie Finlay | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Bass | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2021 | |
| Mayor of Launceston | |
| In office 22 February 2002 – 31 October 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Annette Waddle |
| Succeeded by | Ivan Dean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Janie Dickenson |
| Political party | Labor |
Janie Finlay (née Dickenson) is an Australian politician. She was first elected to the Launceston City Council in 2000 and from 2002 to 2005 served as Mayor. When Finlay was elected to that position in February 2002, at age 27, she was the youngest female mayor to serve in Australia.[1]
She lost her mayoral position in the October 2005 elections to Ivan Dean by a slim majority after the distribution of preferences.[citation needed] She had been the favourite in her race for a second term, and on 26 October 2005. The Examiner local newspaper ran a front-page story claiming she was winning by 2000 votes. But by the next day it was revealed Ivan Dean had secured the lead by some 400 votes after preferences.[citation needed] Finlay was, however, re-elected as an alderman, securing more than two quotas. She resigned from council in 2007.[2]
Finlay later regained her position in the 2014 local government elections, safely securing a position as Alderman on the Launceston City Council.[3]
In May 2021 Finlay was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as a Labor representative for Bass.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Mayor Janie Dickenson". ABC. 2 April 2003. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Former mayor calls in quits". ABC News. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 5 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) "Tasmanian Electoral Commission" Tasmanian Electoral Commission 29 October 2014
- ^ "Bass - TAS Electorate, Candidates, Results". abc.net.au. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
External links[]
- Mayors of Launceston, Tasmania
- Women mayors of places in Australia
- Living people
- Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Tasmania
- Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
- Women members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- 21st-century Australian women politicians