Jacqueline Patricia Watkins (born 3 June 1949) was elected to the Parliament of Western Australia

Parliament of Western Australia

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 on 19 February 1983 as the Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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 Member for Joondalup

Electoral district of Joondalup

Joondalup is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Western Australia.The district is located in the northern suburbs of Perth.Joondalup has tended to be a marginal seat.-Geography:...

. Watkins served as the Member for Joondalup until the 4 February 1989. From 4 February 1989 to 6 February 1993 she served as the Member for Wanneroo

Electoral district of Wanneroo

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 until the election of the Court

Richard Court

Richard Fairfax Court AC , was a Western Australian politician, representing the seat of Nedlands in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the Liberal Party of Australia from 1982 to 2001. He served as Premier of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001.Court was born into an old political...

 Liberal Government.

Watkins married WA Labor Senator Jim McKiernan

Jim McKiernan

James Philip "Jim" McKiernan was an Irish-born Australian politician. Born in Cavan, Ireland, he was a fitter and turner before entering politics. In Australia he was a union education officer for the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union. In 1984, he was elected to the Australian Senate as a...

and later was known as Jackie McKiernan.