Kate Worden
Kate Worden | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for Sanderson | |
| Assumed office 27 August 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Peter Styles |
| Personal details | |
| Born | United Kingdom |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Spouse | Wayne |
| Occupation | Business owner and public servant |
Kathryn Jane Worden is an Australian politician. She is a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since 2016, representing the electorate of Sanderson.
Early life and career
Worden moved to Australia with her family in 1981, attending school in Adelaide. She moved to Ngukkurr in the Northern Territory in 1985.[1]
Worden was an Alderman on the City of Darwin Council for three years. She was the Chair of the Community and Cultural, and Arts and Cultural Development Committees. She has been critical of Lord Mayor Katrina Fong Lim.[2]
Before entering politics, Worden worked at the Northern Territory Department of Housing overseeing complaints and compliance.
Worden has been married twice. She has four children and five grandchildren.[1]
Politics
Worden challenged Deputy Chief Minister Peter Styles in his seat of Sanderson. She won in a rout, taking over 60 percent of the vote on a swing of over 13 percent amid the CLP's near-meltdown in Darwin, enough to turn Sanderson into a comfortably safe Labor seat at one stroke. She actually won enough votes on the first count to take the seat without the need for preferences.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Kate Worden – Sanderson". Territory Labor. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ McDonald, Dani (5 May 2015). "Alderman calls out mayor for 'dictatorship' decision". NT News. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Electorate: Sanderson". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. ABC News. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- Living people
- Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
- Australian Labor Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
- Australian city councillors
- Women members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
- British emigrants to Australia
- 21st-century Australian politicians
- 21st-century women politicians
- Women local political office-holders in Australia