Meg Webb

Australian politician and community sector worker (born 1974)

The Honourable
Meg Webb
MLC
Member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council for Nelson
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 May 2019
Preceded byJim Wilkinson
Personal details
Born (1974-10-06) 6 October 1974 (age 49)
Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia
Political partyIndependent

Megan Therese Webb (born 6 October 1974) is an Australian politician and community sector worker. At the periodic elections in May 2019, she was elected to the Tasmanian Legislative Council as the independent member for Nelson, replacing long-time MLC Jim Wilkinson, who retired after nearly 24 years on the council.[1]

Prior to her election, Webb worked for Anglicare as manager of its Social Action and Research Centre. At the 2018 Tasmanian state election, she was part of a coalition which ran a campaign to remove poker machines in pubs and clubs by 2023.[2]

References

  1. ^ Humphries, Alex (14 May 2019). "Upper House victor plans to pass a 'women's lens' over Tasmanian legislation". ABC News. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. ^ Maloney, Matt (14 May 2019). "Meg Webb elected to Legislative Council". The Advocate. Retrieved 15 May 2019.

External links

  • Official Website
  • "Webb, Meg". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by
Jim Wilkinson
 Member for Nelson
2019–present 		Incumbent
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Current members of the Tasmanian Legislative Council
Liberal (4)
  • Nick Duigan
  • Leonie Hiscutt
  • Jo Palmer
  • Kerry Vincent
Labor (3)
  • Luke Edmunds
  • Craig Farrell
  • Sarah Lovell
Greens (1)Independent (7)