Jacqui Burke is an Australia

Australia

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 and was a member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

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 representing the electorate of Molonglo

Molonglo electorate

The Molonglo electorate is one of the three electorates for the unicameral 17-member Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. It has seven seats, and is the largest of the electorates in terms of population.-History:...

 for the Australian Liberal Party. She was sworn into the ACT Legislative Assembly on 13 February 2001 to fill a casual vacancy

Casual vacancy

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 created following the resignation of Kate Carnell

Kate Carnell

Anne Katherine Carnell AO was the third Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory, serving from 1995 to 2000. She is currently Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Food and Grocery Council.-Pharmacy career:...

 and subsequently contested the 2001 election

Australian Capital Territory general election, 2001

Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 20 October 2001. The incumbent Liberal Party, led by Gary Humphries, was challenged by the Labor Party, led by Jon Stanhope. candidates were elected to fill three multi-member electorates using a single...

, but was unsuccessful. Following the resignation of Gary Humphries

Gary Humphries

Gary John Joseph Humphries has been a member of the Australian Senate representing the Australian Capital Territory for the Liberal Party of Australia since 2003...

, Burke was again sworn into the ACT Legislative Assembly on 18 February 2003. She successfully contested the 2004 ACT general election

Australian Capital Territory general election, 2004

Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 16 October 2004. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Jon Stanhope, was challenged by the Liberal Party, led by Brendan Smyth. Candidates were elected to fill three multi-member electorates using a single...

; however, she was unsuccessful in defending her seat at the 2008 ACT general election

Australian Capital Territory general election, 2008

Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 18 October 2008. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Jon Stanhope, was challenged by the Liberal Party, led by Zed Seselja. Candidates were elected to fill three multi-member electorates using a single...

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