- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE1398
Cheung, Karen
- Cheung, Kwai
- Occupation Political candidate
Summary
Karen Cheung was once only candidate for Parliament who stood as a member of the Voice of the People Party in 1999 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Strathfield.
Details
Karen Cheung came to Australia in 1991 from Hong Kong and became a naturalised Australian. She attended university in Australia, and became involved with the scouting movement. She was concerned about many social issues.
Published resources
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Site Exhibition
- Putting Skirts on the Sacred Benches: Women Candidates for the New South Wales Parliament, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2006, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/pssb/home.html
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Resource
- Trove: Cheung, Karen, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477342