Liz Penfold
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Elizabeth Meryl "Liz" Penfold (born 15 September 1947) was an Australian politician who represented the seat of Flinders
in the South Australian House of Assembly
for the Liberal Party
from 1993 to 2010.
She is currently undertaking the Company Directors Course and has registered as a lobbyist with the State Government.
Prior to election into politics, her education included a Certificate in Real Estate Sales, Political Studies undertaken by correspondence from Papua New Guinea
through the University of Queensland
, and was a Classified Teacher from the Wattle Park Teachers College, Adelaide.
Penfold is a fellow of the Flinders University
of South Australia Foundation Inc. and Member of the Eyre Peninsula Agricultural Research Foundation as well as Patron of the Lower Eyre Peninsula Society for the Handicapped. She has also been a member of many economic, marine and arts organisations, and has participated in hospital and health fundraising.
The 2006 election
saw Penfold instead face a National Party
candidate on the two party preferred vote. It was due to this that the Liberal vote collapsed by 18.3% to a margin of 10.1%. However the Liberal Labor margin was 78.6% making it the most conservative seat in the State.
Penfold dropped her Opposition portfolios of regional development, small business and consumer affairs, and did not contest the 2010 election. Former Australian Farmers' Federation Grains Council chairman Peter Treloar
won the seat for the Liberals with a collapse in the National Party vote causing the two party preferred vote being between Liberal and Labor candidates.
Electoral district of Flinders
Flinders is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after explorer Matthew Flinders, who was responsible for charting most of the state's coastline. It is a 55,260.6 km² coastal rural electorate encompassing the Eyre Peninsula and...
in the South Australian House of Assembly
South Australian House of Assembly
The House of Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of South Australia. The other is the Legislative Council. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Adelaide.- Overview :...
for the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
from 1993 to 2010.
She is currently undertaking the Company Directors Course and has registered as a lobbyist with the State Government.
Prior to election into politics, her education included a Certificate in Real Estate Sales, Political Studies undertaken by correspondence from Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
through the University of Queensland
University of Queensland
The University of Queensland, also known as UQ, is a public university located in state of Queensland, Australia. Founded in 1909, it is the oldest and largest university in Queensland and the fifth oldest in the nation...
, and was a Classified Teacher from the Wattle Park Teachers College, Adelaide.
Penfold is a fellow of the Flinders University
Flinders University
Flinders University, , is a public university in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of navigator Matthew Flinders, who explored and surveyed the South Australian coastline in the early 19th century.The university has established a reputation as a leading research...
of South Australia Foundation Inc. and Member of the Eyre Peninsula Agricultural Research Foundation as well as Patron of the Lower Eyre Peninsula Society for the Handicapped. She has also been a member of many economic, marine and arts organisations, and has participated in hospital and health fundraising.
The 2006 election
South Australian legislative election, 2006
The state election for the 51st Parliament of South Australia was held in the Australian state of South Australia on 18 March 2006, and was conducted by the independent State Electoral Office.-House of Assembly:...
saw Penfold instead face a National Party
National Party of Australia
The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Traditionally representing graziers, farmers and rural voters generally, it began as the The Country Party, but adopted the name The National Country Party in 1975, changed to The National Party of Australia in 1982. The party is...
candidate on the two party preferred vote. It was due to this that the Liberal vote collapsed by 18.3% to a margin of 10.1%. However the Liberal Labor margin was 78.6% making it the most conservative seat in the State.
Penfold dropped her Opposition portfolios of regional development, small business and consumer affairs, and did not contest the 2010 election. Former Australian Farmers' Federation Grains Council chairman Peter Treloar
Peter Treloar
Peter Andrew Treloar is an Australian politician elected to the seat of Flinders as the Liberal Party candidate in the South Australian House of Assembly at the March 2010 election, after the resignation of the previous Liberal Party incumbent Liz Penfold....
won the seat for the Liberals with a collapse in the National Party vote causing the two party preferred vote being between Liberal and Labor candidates.