Jane Gerick
| Jane Gerick | |
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| Member of the Australian Parliament for Canning | |
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In office 3 October 1998 – 10 November 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Ricky Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Don Randall |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 April 1963 Meekatharra, Western Australia |
| Died | 25 December 2003 (aged 40) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
Jane Frances Gerick (23 April 1963 – 25 December 2003) was an Australian politician. She served for one term as a Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1998 to 2001, representing the division of Canning, Western Australia.[1]
Gerick was elected to federal parliament as one of several new Labor MPs at the 1998 federal election; her party rebounded strongly from its landslide defeat at the 1996 federal election but narrowly failed to win back government. Gerick defeated one term Liberal MP Ricky Johnston.[2] She won with 53.5% of the two party preferred vote. However, a redistribution during the next term scaled back her majority to an extremely marginal 0.4%. A slight drop in the Labor vote to 49.9% at the 2001 federal election saw Gerick defeated by Liberal candidate Don Randall.[3]
In February 2001 Gerick was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia.[4] In 2003 she was endorsed for a re-match against Randall for an election due the following year. However, Gerick died of a brain haemorrhage on Christmas Day 2003.[5]
References
- ↑ Jane Gerick, Parliamentary Library
- ↑ 1998 Federal election results: WA
- ↑ 2001 Federal election results: WA
- ↑ "Address-in-Reply Debate" (PDF). Legislative Council, Parliament of Western Australia. 30 May 2001.
- ↑ "Former federal ALP politician dies". ABC. 26 December 2003.
| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by Ricky Johnston |
Member for Canning 1998–2001 |
Succeeded by Don Randall |