Jo Hersey

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Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Jo Hersey
MLA
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Katherine
Assumed office
22 August 2020
YearsTermElectoral divisionParty
2020 present 14th Katherine Country Liberal

Hersey was born in Adelaide, but moved to the Northern Territory when she was young. The family returned to Adelaide after a few years, but Hersey returned to Katherine after she married. Before being elected, she was a hairdresser, continuing a family tradition that stretched back 3 generations. [1]

In the 2020 Northern Territory general election Hersey won a close race in the seat of Katherine to be elected to Legislative Assembly for the Country Liberal Party. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Independent Staff. "NT election 2020 candidates - Jo Hersey | NT Independent". NT Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. "Jo Hersey - CLP for Katherine". Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. McLennan, Chris (26 August 2020). "Katherine returns to CLP fold". Katherine Times. Retrieved 28 August 2020.