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'''Laura Mary Smyth''' (born 12 November 1976), an [[Australia]]n [[politician]], is a member of the [[Australian House of Representatives]] for the seat of [[Division of La Trobe|La Trobe]] representing the [[Australian Labor Party]].<ref>{{cite news
'''Laura Mary Smyth''' (born 12 November 1976) is a former [[Australia]]n [[politician]] who served as a member of the [[Australian House of Representatives]] for the seat of [[Division of La Trobe|La Trobe]] representing the [[Australian Labor Party]].<ref>{{cite news
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| accessdate=2010-08-24}}</ref> She defeated [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] MP [[Jason Wood (politician)|Jason Wood]] at the [[Australian federal election, 2010|2010 federal election]]. She is the first woman to represent La Trobe in its fifty year history.
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}}</ref> She defeated [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] MP [[Jason Wood (politician)|Jason Wood]] at the [[2010 Australian federal election|2010 federal election]]. She was defeated by Wood at the [[2013 Australian federal election|2013 election]].


==Early years and background==
==Early years and background==
Smyth was educated at [[Dandenong, Victoria|Dandenong]] and [[Oakleigh, Victoria|Oakleigh]] before attending [[Monash University]], where she completed a [[Bachelor of Science]] and a [[Bachelor of Laws]]. She worked as a corporate lawyer for almost ten years, and is studying at the [[University of Melbourne]] for a [[Masters degree|Masters]] in law.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alp.org.au/federal-government/labor-people/laura-smyth/|title=Labor People - Laura Smyth|publisher=[[Australian Labor Party]]|year=2010|accessdate=2010-08-24}}</ref>
Smyth was educated at St Lukes Primary School, Twinbrook, Belfast, County Antrim, [[Dandenong, Victoria|Dandenong]] and [[Oakleigh, Victoria|Oakleigh]] before attending [[Monash University]], where she completed a [[Bachelor of Science]] (Honours) and a [[Bachelor of Laws]]. She worked as a corporate lawyer for almost ten years, and studied at the [[University of Melbourne]] for a [[Master's degree|Master's]] in law (LLM).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alp.org.au/federal-government/labor-people/laura-smyth/|title=Labor People - Laura Smyth|publisher=[[Australian Labor Party]]|year=2010|accessdate=2010-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827013840/http://www.alp.org.au/federal-government/labor-people/laura-smyth/|archive-date=27 August 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref>

While studying, Laura represented students in university committees and was President of the Victorian branch of the National Union of Students. As a student, she was actively involved in campaigns relating to education and student welfare.

Laura supported herself at university working at the St Vincent De Paul Nursing Home in Box Hill and later worked as an electorate staffer for a local member of parliament in south eastern Melbourne.


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Latest revision as of 21:42, 23 January 2024

See also: Laura Smith (disambiguation)

Laura Smyth
Member of the Australian Parliament
for La Trobe
In office
21 August 2010 – 7 September 2013
Preceded byJason Wood
Succeeded byJason Wood
Personal details
Born
Laura Mary Smyth

(1976-11-12) 12 November 1976 (age 48)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
Alma materMonash University
University of Melbourne
OccupationLawyer
Websitehttp://www.laurasmyth.net

Laura Mary Smyth (born 12 November 1976) is a former Australian politician who served as a member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of La Trobe representing the Australian Labor Party.[1] She defeated Liberal MP Jason Wood at the 2010 federal election. She was defeated by Wood at the 2013 election.

Early years and background

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Smyth was educated at St Lukes Primary School, Twinbrook, Belfast, County Antrim, Dandenong and Oakleigh before attending Monash University, where she completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) and a Bachelor of Laws. She worked as a corporate lawyer for almost ten years, and studied at the University of Melbourne for a Master's in law (LLM).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "La Trobe". Virtual Tally Room. Australian Electoral Commission. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Labor People - Laura Smyth". Australian Labor Party. 2010. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
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