Liza Butler Explained

Liza Anne Butler is an Australian politician. She was elected a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing South Coast for the Labor Party in 2023.^[1]

Career

Butler is the daughter of two primary school teachers.

Prior to starting her own business, Butler worked for the Department of Ageing, Disability & Homecare and then for Centrelink.

Butler was elected to Shoalhaven City Council in 2021.^{[2] [3]} On 25 March 2023, she was elected as the Member for South Coast in the NSW Legislative Assembly.^[4] Following Butler's election to NSW Parliament and subsequent resignation as a Shoalhaven City Councillor, a count back of the December 2021 Local Government Ward 3 Shoalhaven City Council election was conducted by the Electoral Commission.^[5] Councillor Gillian Boyd was declared elected as the new Ward 3 representative by the Returning Officer.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: South Coast – NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results . 2023-03-25 . abc.net.au . en-AU.
2. Web site: Liza Butler - Candidate for South Coast . 2023-04-17 . NSW Labor . en.
3. Web site: Cr Liza Butler . . 14 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221105200622/https://www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au/Council/Mayor-Councillors/Liza-Butler . 5 November 2022.
4. Web site: Ms Liza Anne BUTLER, MP . 2024-02-05 . www.parliament.nsw.gov.au.
5. Web site: Liza Butler resigns as Councillor . www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au . . 14 December 2023 . en-AU.
6. Web site: Mayor & Councillors . 2024-02-05 . www.shoalhaven.nsw.gov.au . en-AU.