Marion Reilly is an Australia

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n politician

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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 multi-member single electorate of Molonglo

Molonglo electorate

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 for the Labor Party

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. Reilly was elected following a recount of ballot papers to fill a casual vacancy

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 resulting from the resignation of Terry Connolly

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 in the third ACT Legislative Assembly. Reilly was sworn into the Assembly on 26 March 1996. Reilly contested the 1998 ACT general election

Australian Capital Territory general election, 1998

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, however, was unsuccessful in retaining her seat. She again contested the 2001 ACT general election

Australian Capital Territory general election, 2001

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, and was again unsuccessful in being elected to the Assembly.

Prior to entering politics, Reilly was a teacher

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. She was born in Sydney and grew up in Brisbane, before moving to South Australia

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 and then the Northern Territory

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. Reilly moved to Canberra in 1985 and was a senior manager in the Australian Public Service

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 in areas of aged care, indigenous services, and housing.

Reilly is a Member of the ACT Health Council, and is Deputy Chairperson of the ACT Ministerial Advisory Council on Ageing. She has served on the Board of the YWCA of Canberra

YWCA

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 from 2002 to 2007; on the Council of the University of Canberra

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from 2004 to 2008; and on the Board of ACT Shelter during 2006.