Merome Beard
Merome Beard is an Australian politician, representing the electoral district of North West Central in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the National Party since 17 September 2022.
Merome Beard | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for North West Central | |
| Assumed office 17 September 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Vince Catania |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966/67[1] |
| Political party | National Party |
| Residence | Carnarvon, Western Australia |
| Nickname | Mem |
Early life and career
Beard is a great-great-granddaughter of Sir Thomas Cockburn-Campbell, the first president of the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1890.[2]
She competed as a rower at the Australian Institute of Sport and went to the 1994 World Championships.[3]
Beard and her husband have owned and ran the Port Hotel in Carnarvon for over twenty years.[3][4]
Political career
In late June 2022, Beard was selected by the National Party to contest the 2022 North West Central state by-election for them, after incumbent member Vince Catania announced his plans to retire.[1][3] Her main competitor was Liberal Party candidate Will Baston, with the Labor Party not fielding a candidate.[5]
Beard won the by-election, which took place on 17 September 2022.[6]
References
- Hastie, Hamish (29 June 2022). "Carnarvon pub owner picked to defend Nationals' most marginal WA seat". WAtoday. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- Law, Peter (17 October 2022). "Merome Beard: Descendant of pioneering politician and newspaper editor takes seat in Legislative Assembly". The West Australian. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- Pin, Phoebe (29 June 2022). "Carnarvon businesswomen Merome 'Mem' Beard endorsed as Nationals WA candidate for North West Central". The Geraldton Guardian. West Australian Newspapers. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
- "Merome Beard". Nationals WA. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- Ferguson, Kate (10 September 2022). "Voters in North West Central still want to know why WA government isn't fielding a candidate". ABC News. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- Ferguson, Kate; Carmody, James (17 September 2022). "Western Australian Nationals candidate Merome Beard named winner in North West Central by-election". ABC News. Retrieved 17 September 2022.