Josie Farrer

Josephine Farrer (born 24 September 1947) is an Australian politician who has been a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia since 2013, representing the seat of Kimberley.

Josie Farrer MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 March 2013
Preceded by	Carol Martin
Constituency	Kimberley
Personal details
Born	24 September 1947 Halls Creek, Western Australia, Australia
Political party	Labor

Farrer was born on Moola Bulla Station, but her family were forcibly relocated to the nearby town of Halls Creek when she was a child. A member of the Kija people of the East Kimberley, she was raised with Kija (or Gidja) as her first language, and later learned Kriol and English.[1] Prior to being elected to parliament, Farrer served on the Halls Creek Shire Council for sixteen years, including as shire president for seven years. She also served on the board of the Kimberley Land Council.[2]

In June 2012, Farrer was preselected as the Labor candidate for the seat of Kimberley at the 2013 state election, replacing the retiring Carol Martin.[1] She recorded only 26.7 percent on first preferences, but went on to win the seat with 55.1 percent of the two-party-preferred vote.[3] Farrer retained her seat at the 2017 state election, recording a 7.9% two-party preferred swing towards her and restoring the seat to its safe status.

References

1. "ALP chooses Farrer" , KimberleyPage.com.au, 19 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
2. About, JosieFarrer.com.au. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
3. Kimberley (Key Seat), WA Votes 2013, ABC News. Retrieved 13 July 2016.