- Kelly Hoare
Kelly Joy Hoare (born
July 1 ,1963 ),Australia n politician, has been anAustralian Labor Party member of theAustralian House of Representatives since 1998, representing theDivision of Charlton ,New South Wales . She has lost Labor preselection for the 2007 election. She was born inDeniliquin, New South Wales , the daughter of Bob Brown, who represented theDivision of Hunter from 1980 to 1984 and Charlton from 1984 to 1998. Hoare was educated at theUniversity of Canberra , and was a public servant and her father's electorate officer before entering Federal Parliament.On May 4 2007,
Greg Combet announced that he would run for preselection in Charlton. He was installed over the top of the ALP branch members by the National Executive. Hoare said that she was the "sole bread winner" in her family and that she would have to sell her house if she lost the salary of an MP. [ [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21671293-1242,00.html MP dumped for union boss warns of backlash] , news.com.au, 4 May 2007] On6 May 2007News Ltd newspaper, "The Sunday Telegraph ", reported that Hoare had been the subject of a sexual harassment complaint from a Comcar driver. It was alleged that onApril 10 , Hoare propositioned the driver for sex [Citation
last = Murphy
first = Damien
title = Dumped MP in counselling for lewd comment
newspaper =Sydney Morning Herald
date = 2007-05-07
url = http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/dumped-mp-in-counselling-for-lewd-comment/2007/05/06/1178390145478.html] .Hoare released a short statement saying that she regretted the 'improper approach' and was undertaking counselling. [ [http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Labor-MP-regrets-improper-approach/2007/05/06/1178390123583.html Labor MP regrets 'improper approach', "The Sydney Morning Herald", 6 May 2007] ]
External links
* [http://www.alp.org.au/people/nsw/hoare_kelly.php Biography on Labor Party Website]
* [http://www.aph.gov.au/house/members/biography.asp?id=83Y Biography on Australian Federal Parliament Website]
* [http://www.emilyslist.org.au/candidates/candidate.asp?id=127 Biography at Emily's List]References
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