Vicki Bourne | |
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Senator for New South Wales | |
In office 1 July 1990 – 30 June 2002 |
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Personal details | |
Born | 22 October 1954 Sydney, New South Wales |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | Australian Democrats |
Alma mater | University of New South Wales |
Occupation | Research officer |
Vicki Worrall Bourne (born 22 October 1954) is a former Australian Democrats Senator for New South Wales from 1990 to 2002.
Bourne was born in Sydney; she attended the selective High School, Fort Street, and then UNSW where she obtained a BSc and MSc. She was employed as a research officer for Democrats Senator Colin Mason in 1978, in 1980 she joined the party, following Mason's resignation she was a research officer for Senator Paul McLean. She was elected to the Senate at the 1990 election, her term began on 1 July 1990. She was elected for a second them in 1996, and was defeated by Australian Greens candidate Kerry Nettle at the general election in 2001, her term ending on 30 June 2002.