Background
She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and was a special events co-ordinator for a handicapped association, a shop proprietor and a financial consultant before entering politics.
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Kay Elson
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Kay represented the Division of Forde, Queensland. Elson has eight children. Elson was preselected as Liberal candidate in Forde for the 1996 election.
The seat was originally a safe Labor seat, but a redistribution added some Liberal-friendly territory in the Scenic Rim, which all but erased Labor"s majority.
Elson defeated Labor incumbent Mary Crawford on a nine-percent swing, turning Forde into a safe Liberal seat in one stroke. Her victory was part of Labor"s near-total collapse in Queensland.
Labor was cut down to only two seats there. In June 2006, Kay Elson announced that she would not be seeking a fifth term.
By this time, she"d built up her majority to 12 percent.
However, the seat was lost to Labor on a 14-point swing, making it one of the safest Coalition seats to be taken by Labor.
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Liberal party