Lisa Munday | |
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Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Dawesville | |
Assumed office 13 March 2021 | |
Preceded by | Zak Kirkup |
Personal details | |
Born | Harvey,Western Australia | 14 June 1968
Political party | Labor |
Website | www |
Lisa Anne Munday (born 14 June 1968) [1] is an Australian politician. She has been a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since the 2021 state election,representing Dawesville. [2]
Prior to entering politics Munday worked as a paramedic and registered psychologist. [3]
In July 2020 she was selected to contest the seat for Labor, [3] [4] after being approached by the Ambulance Union and WA Labor. [5] In her election campaign Munday received mentoring from Federal politician,Ged Kearney,through EMILY's List Australia. [6] She defeated Opposition Leader Zak Kirkup on a swing of over 14 percent,taking 63.9 percent of the two-party vote and turning a seat that Labor had never previously won into a safe Labor seat in one stroke. She won 57 percent of the primary vote,enough to win the seat without the need for preferences. [7]
In the 2025 Western Australian state election,she was re-elected with approximately 51 percent of the two-party-preferred vote due to another Labor landslide. [8]