Kara Cook
Kara Cook is a Labor Party politician. She has served as the Councillor for the Morningside Ward from since 2018, succeeding Shayne Sutton in a council by-election. She was previously a lawyer, specialising in domestic violence law.[1]
Kara Cook | |
---|---|
Member of the Brisbane City Council | |
Assumed office 20 January 2018 | |
Preceded by | Shayne Sutton |
Constituency | Morningside Ward |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labor Party |
Alma mater | Griffith University (LLB, BBM) |
Profession | Lawyer, politician |
Political career
Kara Cook was preselected as Labor's candidate for the Morningside Ward in Brisbane City Council on 27 October 2017 after the shock resignation of Labor councillor Shayne Sutton.[2] The Morningside by-election date was announced for 20 January 2018.[3] Cook was ultimately elected as the councillor after winning 50% of the primary vote. The Greens directed preferences on their how-to-vote cards and they polled at 11.41%. The LNP won just 36.95% of the vote.[4]
gollark: Do we still need TicOn?
gollark: I really think we should brutally truncate it somewhat?
gollark: No, I mean, it seems like it'll run out of RAM.
gollark: We COULD mercilessly cut out mods.
gollark: Okay, it is possible that 107 mods MAY not be optimal.
References
- Queensland Labor. "Kara Cook". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- Bennion, Brian (27 October 2017). "ALP endorses Kara Cook for Morningside after shock resignation of Shayne Sutton". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- Moore, Tony (2 November 2017). "Date set for Brisbane City Council by-election". The Brisbane Times. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- Electoral Commission of Queensland. "Elections - 2018 Brisbane City Council - Morningside Councillor By-Election - Morningside - Ward Summary". Retrieved 26 January 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.