Fiona Scott

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Fiona Scott MP
Member of the Australian Parliament for Lindsay
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 September 2013
Preceded by	David Bradbury
Personal details
Born	(1977-03-01) 1 March 1977 Penrith, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater	University of Western Sydney. University of New South Wales, Australian Graduate School of Management
Profession	Marketing Consultant Politician
Website	www.fionascott.com.au

Fiona Meryl Scott (born 1 March 1977) is an Australian politician. She has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Lindsay in New South Wales, since September 2013.^[1]

Early life and education

Scott was born in Sydney, New South Wales and was educated at the University of Western Sydney, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Business. She also holds a Master of Business Administration ^[2] from the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM).

Career

Scott worked as a marketing consultant before entering politics in 2010, when she contested the seat of Lindsay for the first time. Her opponent, Labor MP David Bradbury defeated her in a 51-49 two party preferred vote, but this translated into a 5.16% swing to the Liberal Party.^[1] She contested the seat again at the 2013 federal election and won the seat with a two-party preferred swing of 4.11% in her favour.^[3]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Hills, Brendan; Cheng, Kevin (8 September 2013). "Fiona Scott takes Lindsay from assistant treasurer David Bradbury". Penrith Press. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
↑ "Fiona Scott Candidate for Lindsay". Liberal Party of Australia. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
↑ "House of Representatives: NSW: Lindsay". Election 2013. Australian Electoral Commission. 13 September 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by David Bradbury	Member for Lindsay 2013–present	Incumbent

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Persondata
Name	Scott, Fiona
Alternative names
Short description	Australian politician
Date of birth
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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