Kim Booth
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Kim Dion Booth is an Australia
n politician. He is a Tasmanian Greens
member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
representing the Bass
electorate.
He holds the Greens portfolios of Forests; Energy; Attorney-General and Justice; Small Business; Industry; Racing and Gaming; and Veterans Affairs
In the 2002 election, Booth was elected to state parliament with a vote of 11.5%. Booth was re-elected in the 2006 Tasmanian state election on a personal vote of 9.3%. This decrease is attributable to a statewide drop in the Green vote, and votes earned by Labor's Michelle O'Byrne
and independent anti-pulp-mill campaigner Les Rochester. He was re-elected again at the 2010 state election.
After the election, Booth refused to support the Greens-Labor deal, warning that the deal with Labor would hurt the Greens.
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. He is a Tasmanian Greens
Tasmanian Greens
The Tasmanian Greens are a political party in Australia which developed from numerous environmental campaigns in Tasmania, including the flooding of Lake Pedder and the Franklin Dam campaign...
member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly
Tasmanian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Legislative Council or Upper House...
representing the Bass
Division of Bass (state)
The Electoral Division of Bass is one of the 5 electorates in the Tasmanian House of Assembly, or lower house; it takes its name from the British Naval Surgeon and Explorer of Australia: George Bass. The division shares its name and boundaries with the federal division of Bass...
electorate.
He holds the Greens portfolios of Forests; Energy; Attorney-General and Justice; Small Business; Industry; Racing and Gaming; and Veterans Affairs
Early life
Prior to entering parliament, Booth ran his own sawmilling business, Timber World, with his wife, Karen. Together, they have three children: Bronte, Kalinka and Jirri.Political career
Booth was elected to Meander Valley Council in 1993 and served one term as deputy mayor.In the 2002 election, Booth was elected to state parliament with a vote of 11.5%. Booth was re-elected in the 2006 Tasmanian state election on a personal vote of 9.3%. This decrease is attributable to a statewide drop in the Green vote, and votes earned by Labor's Michelle O'Byrne
Michelle O'Byrne
Michelle Anne O'Byrne is Australian politician for the Australian Labor Party. She was elected in the 2006 state election to the Tasmanian House of Assembly in the division of Bass...
and independent anti-pulp-mill campaigner Les Rochester. He was re-elected again at the 2010 state election.
After the election, Booth refused to support the Greens-Labor deal, warning that the deal with Labor would hurt the Greens.