From Emily’s List comes this analysis of the outcome for women candidates in the Western Australian election, including the great result for Carol Martin, who is the first Indigenous woman to be re-elected to any parliament in Australia, and who increased her majority. The terrific result for women was not, however, reflected in the nWomen and the Western Australian elections
(news from EMILY�s List)
EMILY’s List members will be pleased to note that all EMILY’s List MPs were
returned to their seats with increased margins.
EMILY’s List supported MPs who won their seats were:
Carol Martin MP
Jaye Radisich MP
Dianne Guise MP
Judy Edwards MP
Sheila McHale MP
Sue Ellery MLC
Louise Pratt MLC
New EMILY’s List MPs are:
Shelley Archer MLC
Sally Talbot MLC
Carol Martin increased her margin and has made history once again as the
first Indigenous woman to serve more than one term. Jaye Radisich
dramatically increased her margin to 4 per cent from just 0.1 per cent.
Dianne Guise has won each and every booth in her electorate!
EMILY’s List members donated over $15,000 to the election. Congratulations
everyone!
*** WA Cabinet ***
EMILY’s List has followed up on these excellent election results with a
media statement about the lack of new women appointed to the Gallop Cabinet:
“EMILY’s List Co-Convenor Hon. Joan Kirner today expressed her
disappointment at the failure of the Gallop Government to appoint more women
to the new Cabinet.
Ms Kirner said: “With five positions available and a number of talented
women ready to take on leadership roles, it is incredible that there has not
been an increase in either numbers or percentage terms. Indeed, there are
now less women in percentage terms in the new Gallop Cabinet than before
with women making up just 29 per cent of the Cabinet as opposed to 35 per
cent prior to the last election”.
“The Gallop Government now has more women in its Caucus than ever before,”
Ms Kirner said, “the Cabinet should reflect this if the Government wants to
be seen as a Government for the future”.
EMILY’s List was pleased to have assisted in the election of two new Upper
House MPs at the state election and to have helped re-elect seven EMILY’s
List MPs to Parliament, including the first Indigenous woman to serve more
than one term in office, Carol Martin MP (Kimberley).”
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