Miriam Beswick | |
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Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Braddon | |
Assumed office 23 March 2024 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Independent (since 2024) |
Other political affiliations | Jacqui Lambie Network (until 2024) Rockliff government (confidence and supply) |
Miriam Beswick is an Australian politician from Tasmania who contested the 2024 Tasmanian state election in the Division of Braddon. [1] She was one of three MPs elected in 2024 representing the Jacqui Lambie Network, the others being Rebekah Pentland and Andrew Jenner. [2] [3]
In August 2024, she and Rebekah Pentland were expelled from the Jacqui Lambie Network. [4]
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