Rachel Sanderson

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Rachel Sanderson
Member of the South Australian Parliament for Adelaide
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 March 2010
Preceded by	Jane Lomax-Smith
Personal details
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party
Profession	Member of Parliament

Rachel Sanderson is an Australian politician representing the seat of Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly for the Liberal Party since the 2010 election.

Early life

Sanderson's family moved from Melbourne to Adelaide in 1983, settling in Prospect, an inner northern suburb of Adelaide. Sanderson attended St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School.^[1]

Personal life

Sanderson obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy from the University of Adelaide and in 1994 established "Rachel's Model Management and Training" on Melbourne Street in North Adelaide.^[1]

Rachel sold her management agency in April 2013, citing her full-time occupation as being a member of parliament.^[2]

She enjoys swimming and snow skiing, and has represented South Australia in Judo.^{[citation needed]}

Political career

Sanderson was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Adelaide at the 2010 state election, receiving a 14.5 percent two-party preferred swing on a margin of 54.2 percent against Labor Party incumbent Jane Lomax-Smith.^[3] She is only the second non-Labor candidate to win Adelaide's present incarnation.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Rachel". Rachel Sanderson. 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
↑ "Adelaide state Liberal MP Rachel Sanderson sells her modelling agency". City Messenger. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
↑ "Election Statistics (District of Adelaide - page 259)". ECSA: Election 2010. Electoral Commission of South Australia. 20 March 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

External links

Parliamentary profile
"Rachel Sanderson - Liberal for Adelaide". Liberal SA: Members/Candidates. Liberal Party of Australia, SA Division. 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
"Official website". Retrieved 5 December 2013.

Parliament of South Australia
Preceded by Jane Lomax-Smith	Member for Adelaide 2010 – present	Incumbent

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Labor (26)	Michael Atkinson Frances Bedford Zoe Bettison Leon Bignell Lyn Breuer Paul Caica Susan Close Patrick Conlon Chloë Fox Robyn Geraghty John Hill Tom Kenyon Steph Key Tom Koutsantonis Michael O'Brien Lee Odenwalder Tony Piccolo Grace Portolesi Jennifer Rankine John Rau Alan Sibbons Jack Snelling Gay Thompson Leesa Vlahos Jay Weatherill Michael Wright

Liberal (18)	Vickie Chapman Iain Evans John Gardner Mark Goldsworthy Steven Griffiths Martin Hamilton-Smith Duncan McFetridge Steven Marshall Adrian Pederick Michael Pengilly David Pisoni Isobel Redmond Rachel Sanderson Peter Treloar Dan van Holst Pellekaan Ivan Venning Tim Whetstone Mitch Williams

Independents (3)	Geoff Brock Don Pegler Bob Such

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Name	Sanderson, Rachel
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Short description	Australian politician
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