Rosetta Sahanna

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Rosetta Sahanna
MLC
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for Mining and Pastoral
In office
22 May 2021 2025
Personal details
Born (1960-02-12) 12 February 1960 (age 65)
Broome, Western Australia
Political party Labor

Rosetta Sahanna (born 12 February 1960) [1] is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2021, representing Mining and Pastoral region.

She was elected to the Legislative Council at the 2021 state election. A Wilinggin woman, she is the first Aboriginal person elected to the state's upper house. She is a member of the board of the Kimberley Land Council. [2]

She was unseated in the 2025 Western Australian state election.

References

  1. "Hon. Rosetta (Rosie) Sahanna MLC". Parliament of Western Australia.
  2. "Massive swing to Labor delivers first Indigenous member to WA's Upper House". ABC News. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.