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Member Details
Mr Mark James Folkard MLA
House:
Legislative Assembly
Party:
Australian Labor Party
Electorate:
Burns Beach
Electorate Office:
Shop 116 Ocean Keys Shopping Centre, 36 Ocean Keys Boulevard
Clarkson WA 6030
Ph: (08) 9407 8356
Email:
mark.folkard@mp.wa.gov.au
Inaugural Speech:
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Speeches by Mr Mark James Folkard
Extract from the Western Australian Parliamentary Handbook
FOLKARD, Mark James, MLA
Member for Burns Beach
Australian Labor Party
PARLIAMENTARY SERVICE
Elected to the Fortieth Parliament for Burns Beach (new seat) on 11 March 2017.
Re-elected 2021.
Parliamentary Appointments
Parliamentary Superannuation Board from 21 June 2017 to 24 June 2021.
Standing Committees
Member, Community Development and Justice Standing Committee from 23 May 2017 to 29 January 2021 (Deputy Chair from 24 May 2017).
Member, Community Development and Justice Standing Committee from 12 May 2021 (Deputy Chair from 26 May 2021).
PERSONAL
Birth
Born 23 January 1965, Perth, Western Australia.
Qualifications and occupation before entering Parliament
Police Officer.
BURNS BEACH - ELECTORATE PROFILE
The electorate of Burns Beach is located in the North Metropolitan Region and includes all or parts of the City of Joondalup and the City of Wanneroo.
Comprising of all or parts of the localities of Burns Beach, Clarkson, Currambine, Kinross, Mindarie, Neerabup and Quinns Rocks.
Enrolment - 29,974 (11 February 2021)
Area - 40 km
²
Further Biographical Details for Mr Mark James Folkard