Silvia Smith

Silvia Joy Smith (22 December 1939 – 6 March 2020)[1] born in Burnie, Tasmania was an Australian politician. She was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996 and a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1997 to 2003.

Silvia Smith
Member of the Australian Parliament for Bass
In office 13 March 1993 – 2 March 1996
Preceded by	Warwick Smith
Succeeded by	Warwick Smith
Personal details
Born	22 December 1939 Wivenhoe, Tasmania
Died	6 March 2020 (aged 80) Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Australian Labor Party
Spouse(s)	Jack Smith
Children	2

She was an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996, representing the electorate of Bass, defeating Liberal incumbent Warwick Smith on Green and Democrats preferences. Smith defeated her in a 1996 rematch as part of the landslide that swept the Keating government from office that year.

In 1997, she ran for and was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council electorate of Windermere as an Independent Labor candidate. She served for one six-year term before being defeated by conservative independent Ivan Dean, at the 2003 periodic elections.[2]

References

1. "Former Bass Labor MHR Silvia Smith dies, aged 80". 10 March 2020.
2. "Smith, Silvia Joy". The Parliament of Tasmania from 1856. Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 5 June 2020.

External links

• Silvia Smith, Parliamentary Library