Trish Draper
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| Trish Draper MP | |
 Member of Parliament for Makin |
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| In office 2 March 1996 – 24 November 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Duncan |
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| Succeeded by | Tony Zappia |
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| Born | 2 April 1959 |
| Political party | Liberal |
Patricia "Trish" Draper (born 2 April 1959), Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1996 until November 2007, representing the Division of Makin, South Australia. She was born in Adelaide, South Australia, and was educated at the University of South Australia. She was a nurse before entering politics. She was often distinguished in parliament by her wearing of a red-blue-yellow scarf, showing her support for the Adelaide Crows.
She first won her seat after defeating the sitting ALP member Peter Duncan in 1996.
A poll by The Advertiser in August 2004 found her trailing ALP candidate Tony Zappia, the mayor of Salisbury 56-44 on a two party preferred basis. However in the election of 2004 she won the seat of Makin.
Draper did not recontest preselection for her seat in the 2007 election.[1]
[edit] Travel scandal
Trish Draper was involved in a travel scandal when she took her boyfriend away with her to a taxpayer-funded study tour to Europe in 2004. She was forced to pay back nearly $10,000 of his expenses.[2]
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| Parliament of Australia | ||
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| Preceded by Peter Duncan |
Member for Makin 1996 – 2007 |
Succeeded by Tony Zappia |
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| NAME | Draper, Trish |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Draper, Patricia (full name) |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Australian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2 April 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
| DATE OF DEATH | living |
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