Rosalyn Buchanan Australia

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Politician

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 was an Australian Labor Party

Australian Labor Party

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 member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly

Victorian Legislative Assembly

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Before entering state politics, Buchanan worked as a manager for Centrelink

Centrelink

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 and served as a councilor for the now abolished Shire of Hastings. In 1994 she joined the Labor Party, and in the leadup to the 2002 state election gained preselection for the new seat of Hastings

Electoral district of Hastings

The Electoral district of Hastings is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It was created prior to the 2002 election due to population increases in Melbourne's outer south east...

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Although the seat had a notional Liberal

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 majority of around 8%, Buchanan narrowly defeated Liberal candidate Neale Burgess

Neale Burgess

Neale Ronald Burgess is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2006, representing the electorate of Hastings....

 on the back of the Labor 'Brackslide'.

At the 2006 election

Victorian state election, 2006

An election for the 56th Parliament of Victoria took place on Saturday, 25 November 2006. Just over 3 million Victorians registered to vote elected 88 members to the Legislative Assembly and, for the first time, 40 members to the Legislative Council under a proportional representation system...

 Buchanan was defeated by Neale Burgess

Neale Burgess

Neale Ronald Burgess is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2006, representing the electorate of Hastings....

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Buchanan was supported by EMILY's List Australia

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in 2002.