Candice Burch

Candice Burch
Candice Burch
Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly; for Kurrajong
	In office; 13 December 2017 – 17 October 2020
Preceded by	Steve Doszpot
Personal details
Born	26 August 1988 (age 35); South Africa
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party
Alma mater	Australian National University
Occupation	Politician
Website	www.candiceburch.com.au

Candice Burch (born 26 August 1988) is an Australian politician who was a Liberal member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly. She was elected in a countback held on 11 December 2017 to fill the casual vacancy for the Kurrajong electorate caused by the death of Steve Doszpot, and was declared elected on 13 December.^[1] She lost her seat in the 2020 ACT election to the ACT Greens' Rebecca Vassarotti.^[2]

Burch was born in South Africa, and emigrated to Australia at a young age.^[3] She graduated from the Australian National University with a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics. She was previously employed in the Australian Public Service, most recently as an assistant director in the Department of Finance.^[4]

References

^ "Candice Burch to be elected to the ACT Legislative Assembly". ACT Elections. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ "Kurrajong". ABC News.
^ "Electorate: Kurrajong". ABC Elections. ABC. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ "Late Steve Doszpot replaced in ACT Legislative Assembly by former public servant". ABC News. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

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