Janice Munt
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Janice Munt is an Australia
n politician. A member of the Australian Labor Party
, she represented the Electoral district of Mordialloc
in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
. She was elected in 2002 and held the seat until her defeat in 2010. Munt was targeted by Right to Life
organisations during her election campaign in 2010, having voted for abortion reform in parliament during 2008. While a factor in her defeat other issues such as the expected swing against a long-serving government, public transport, health, and utility pricing were important factors during election campaigning in her electorate.
Munt was born in Melbourne
, Victoria
. She was educated at Highett High School. Before entering politics she was variously a company director, shop assistant, hair dresser's assistant, waitress, cook, clerk, employee of the Federal Department of Education, and customer service agent.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician. A member of the Australian Labor Party
Australian Labor Party
The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...
, she represented the Electoral district of Mordialloc
Electoral district of Mordialloc
The Electoral district of Mordialloc is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly including the suburbs of Braeside, Dingley Village, Mordialloc and Parkdale; and parts of Cheltenham, Heatherton, Highett, Mentone and Springvale South...
in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
Victorian Legislative Assembly
The Victorian Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia. Together with the Victorian Legislative Council, the upper house, it sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Melbourne.-History:...
. She was elected in 2002 and held the seat until her defeat in 2010. Munt was targeted by Right to Life
Right to life
Right to life is a phrase that describes the belief that a human being has an essential right to live, particularly that a human being has the right not to be killed by another human being...
organisations during her election campaign in 2010, having voted for abortion reform in parliament during 2008. While a factor in her defeat other issues such as the expected swing against a long-serving government, public transport, health, and utility pricing were important factors during election campaigning in her electorate.
Munt was born in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. She was educated at Highett High School. Before entering politics she was variously a company director, shop assistant, hair dresser's assistant, waitress, cook, clerk, employee of the Federal Department of Education, and customer service agent.
Additional Resources
- Australian Women Biographical Entry. Accessed 12 April 2006.
- Parliamentary Handbook entry. Accessed 12 April 2006.