Leonie Short

Leonie Marjorie Short was a member of the Australian House of Representatives for eight months in 2001, representing the western Brisbane seat of Ryan for the Australian Labor Party, a party she had been a member of since 1981. Short was elected onMarch 2001 at a byelection following the resignation of John Moore in what was normally a safe Liberal seat. Her chances were significantly enhanced when the Liberals preferred candidate, Michael Johnson, was unable to stand because he had not renounced his British citizenship. She defeated former state Liberal president Bob Tucker in a contest that took place at a bad time for the government, which was still reeling from fallout over the GST. However, the seat reverted to form at the general election in October 2001, which saw Short heavily defeated by Johnson.

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