- Cate Molloy
Cathryn (Cate) Molloy (born
11 May 1955 ) is anAustralia n politician. She was a Labor and independent member of theQueensland Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2006, representing the district of Noosa.Molloy first entered Queensland state parliament as one of a number of newly elected Labor MPs following the party's landslide win at the 2001 state election.cite web | title=2001 state election: Noosa | publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland | url=http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/asp/index.asp?pgid=198&show=election.district.detail&id=65] She was subsequently re-elected at the 2004 state election.cite web | title=2004 state election: Noosa | publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland | url=http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/state2004/results/district65.html]
In 2006, Molloy publicly opposed her party's policy to build a dam on the Mary River.cite news | title=Labor MP 'set to cross floor' on Mary River dam | publisher=ABC | date=
8 June 2006 | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/06/08/1658895.htm] This stance resulted in her disendorsement as a Labor Party candidate in June 2006.cite news | title=Labor MP disendorsed over dam stance | publisher=ABC | date=11 June 2006 | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/06/11/1660393.htm] She continued to sit as a Labor MP before quitting the party in August 2006.cite news | title=Molloy quits Labor Party | publisher=ABC | date=21 August 2006 | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/08/21/1719818.htm] Thereafter, Molloy sat out the remainder of her term as an independent before being defeated at the 2006 state election.cite web | title=2006 state election: Noosa | publisher=Electoral Commission of Queensland | url=http://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/elections/state/state2006/results/district65.html] The following year, Molloy unsuccessfully contested the federal seat of Wide Bay, also in an independent capacity.cite web | title=2007 federal election: Wide Bay | publisher=Australian Electoral Commission | url=http://results.aec.gov.au/13745/website/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-13745-178.htm]Molloy was born in East Melbourne, Victoria. She is married to Ivan Molloy,cite news | title=MP's husband supports decision to 'cross floor' over dam | publisher=ABC | date=
9 June 2006 | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2006/06/09/1659162.htm] who was the endorsed Labor candidate for Fairfax at the 2004 federal election.cite web | title=2004 federal election: Fairfax | publisher=Australian Electoral Commission | url=http://results.aec.gov.au/12246/results/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-12246-160.htm]References
External link
* [http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/view/historical/documents/memberBio/MolloyCathryn.htm Queensland Parliament House biography]
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NAME = Molloy, Cathryn (Cate)
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian politician
DATE OF BIRTH =11 May 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH = East Melbourne, Victoria
DATE OF DEATH = living
PLACE OF DEATH =
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