Roberta McRae, OAM

Order of Australia

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 (born 6 September 1948), former Australia

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, was a member of the unicameral Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

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 from 1992 to 1998, elected to the multi-member single constituency Assembly and later elected to represent the multi-member electorate of Ginninderra

Ginninderra electorate

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 for the Australian Labor Party

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McRae was initially elected the second ACT Legislative Assembly in 1992

Australian Capital Territory general election, 1992

Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 15 February 1992. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Rosemary Follett, was challenged by the Liberal Party, led by Trevor Kaine. Candidates were elected to fill seats using a modified D'Hondt method for a...

, and elected to represent Ginninderra in the Assembly in 1995 general election

Australian Capital Territory general election, 1995

Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 18 February 1995. The incumbent Labor Party, led by Rosemary Follett, was challenged by the Liberal Party, led by Kate Carnell. For the first time, candidates were elected to fill three multi-member...

. McRae contested the 1998 ACT general election

Australian Capital Territory general election, 1998

Elections to the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly were held on Saturday, 21 February 1998. The incumbent Liberal Party, led by Kate Carnell, was challenged by the Labor Party, led by Wayne Berry. Candidates were elected to fill three multi-member electorates using a single...

, however was unsuccessful in retaining her seat. During her term in the Assembly, McRae served as Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

Speaker of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly

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On 26 January 1990, McRae was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia for service to migrant assistance. McRae is currently an academic at the Australian National University

Australian National University

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, College of Law.