Overington, Karen Marie

Entry type: Person
Entry ID: AWE1303

(1951 – 2011)

Born 16 November, 1951, Ballarat Victoria Australia
Died 11 August, 2011, Ballarat Victoria Australia
Occupation Mayor, Parliamentarian, Welfare worker

Summary

A member of the Australian Labor Party, Karen Overington was elected as the Member for Ballarat West in the Legislative Assembly of the Parliament of Victoria in September 1999, after an initial attempt to win the seat in 1992. She was re-elected in November 2002 and again in 2006. Previously she had served in Local Government as Councillor for the Boroughs of Sebastopol, 1982-94, the City of Ballarat, 1996-99 and as Mayor of Sebastopol from 1990-91. She retired from parliament at the 2010 election and died on 11 August 2011.

Published resources

Book
- Victorian Parliamentary Handbook, no. 8, the 55th Parliament, 2004
Edited Book
- Who's Who in Australia 2002, Herd, Margaret, 2002
Resource
- Victorian Parliamentary Handbook Electronic Edition, 2005, http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/handbook
- Trove: Overington, Karen Marie (1951-), http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-719096
Site Exhibition
- Carrying on the Fight: Women Candidates in Victorian Parliamentary Elections, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2008, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/cws/home.html

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Membership
- EMILY's List Australia (1996 - )
- National Labor Women's Network (1996 - )
Related Concepts
- Women in Politics: Australian Labor Party
- Female Mayors and Shire Presidents

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