Ruth Forrest
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Ruth Jane Forrest is an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
in the electoral division of Murchison
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Forrest was first elected in May 2005. Following her first six year term, she was the only candidate to stand for election in Murchison in the 2011 periodic elections, and will be declared elected unopposed on 7 May 2011.
She has a background, and an ongoing interest, in nursing and midwifery
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Tasmanian Legislative Council
The Legislative Council, or upper house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the House of Assembly. It sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Hobart...
in the electoral division of Murchison
Electoral division of Murchison
The Electoral division of Murchison is one of the fifteen electorates in the Tasmanian Legislative Council. It is the largest electorate in size, covering an area of 19,421 km²....
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Forrest was first elected in May 2005. Following her first six year term, she was the only candidate to stand for election in Murchison in the 2011 periodic elections, and will be declared elected unopposed on 7 May 2011.
She has a background, and an ongoing interest, in nursing and midwifery
Midwifery
Midwifery is a health care profession in which providers offer care to childbearing women during pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the postpartum period. They also help care for the newborn and assist the mother with breastfeeding....
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