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 byWarwick Smith
Succeeded byWarwick Smith
Personal details
Born(1939-12-22)22 December 1939
Wivenhoe, Tasmania
Died6 March 2020(2020-03-06) (aged 80)
Melbourne, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
Spouse(s)Jack Smith
Children2

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.
Parliament of Australia
Preceded by
Warwick Smith		 Member for Bass
1993–1996		 Succeeded by
Warwick Smith
Tasmanian Legislative Council
Preceded by
George Brookes		 Member for Westmorland
1997–1999		 Abolished
New seat Member for Windermere
1999–2003		 Succeeded by
Ivan Dean
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