Kim Dion Booth (born 1951, New South Wales) is an Australian politician. He is a Tasmanian Greens member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly representing the Bass electorate.
He holds the Greens portfolios of Forests; Energy; Attorney-General and Justice; Small Business; Industry; Racing and Gaming; and Veterans Affairs
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Prior to entering parliament, Booth ran his own sawmilling business, Timber World, with his wife, Karen. Together, they have three children: Bronte, Kalinka and Jirri.
Booth was elected to Meander Valley Council in 1993 and served one term as deputy mayor.
In the 2002 election, Booth was elected to state parliament with a vote of 11.5%. Booth was re-elected in the 2006 Tasmanian state election on a personal vote of 9.3%. This decrease is attributable to a statewide drop in the Green vote, and votes earned by Labor's Michelle O'Byrne and independent anti-pulp-mill campaigner Les Rochester. He was re-elected again at the 2010 state election.
After the election, Booth refused to support the Greens-Labor deal, warning that the deal with Labor would hurt the Greens.[1]
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