Amanda Rishworth

Amanda Rishworth

Infobox Politician
name =Amanda Rishworth


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birth_place = Adelaide, South Australia
residence = Hallett Cove, South Australia
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office = Member for Kingston
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term_start = 2007
term_end =
predecessor = Kym Richardson
successor =
party = Australian Labor Party
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website = [http://www.rishworth.com.au/ rishworth.com.au]
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Amanda Louise Rishworth (born 10 July 1978) is the Australian Labor Party MP for electorate of Kingston having won her seat in the 2007 federal election.

She is a practicing psychologist and has worked as an organiser and trainer for the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association, and has served as president of Australian Young Labor. She studied psychology at Flinders University, where she served on the Union. [ [http://www.alp.org.au/people/sa/rishworth_amanda.php Australian Labor Party : Amanda Rishworth - Member for Kingston ] ] She also studied at the University of Adelaide where she received a Masters degree in Psychology.

Rishworth was previously a Labor candidate for the 2006 state election in the electoral district of Fisher, and was defeated by sitting independent Bob Such, although she did record a significant swing against the Liberal candidate. [ [http://www.seo.sa.gov.au/archive/2006/pdf/Results_and_Outcomes_Booklet3.pdf booklet 1 ] ]

Key issues that Rishworth campaigned on included the lack of broadband access in the electorate, as well as the shortage of doctors. Key local announcements included a $12.5 million GP Super Clinic [ [http://www.alp.org.au/media/1107/mshea091.php Australian Labor Party : GP Super Clinic For The City Of Onkaparinga ] ] and a $7 million upgrade to the South Road and Victor Harbor Road intersection. [ [http://www.alp.org.au/media/1007/mstran232.php Australian Labor Party : Federal Labor Will Fix The Main South Road And Victor Harbor Road Bottleneck ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.rishworth.com.au/ Personal website]


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