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Electorates
- MLC South West Region 22 May 1997–21 May 2005. Elected to the Thirty-fifth Parliament for South West Region on 14 December 1996 for term commencing 22 May 1997. Re-elected 2001 (for term commencing 22 May 2001). Retired 21 May 2005.
Committees
- Chair, Standing Committee on Ecologically Sustainable Development, 26 June 1997–10 January 2001
- Member, (chair from 1 August 2001) Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs, 28 June 2001–21 May 2005
Historical Notes
- First woman to chair a Standing Committee of the Western Australian Parliament
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Environmental Protection (Land Clearance) Amendment Bill 2001 Legislative Council Second Reading - 19/12/2001
High Conservation Value Forest Protection Bill 1999 Bill Defeated - 17/6/1999
Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Cannabis Cautioning Notices) Bill 1999 Legislative Council Second Reading - 10/3/1999
Misuse of Drugs Amendment (Cannabis Cautioning Notices) Bill 1999 Legislative Council Third Reading - 6/4/2000
Poisons Amendment (Cannabis for Medical and Commercial Uses) Bill 1999 Legislative Council Second Reading - 19/10/1999
Poisons Amendment (Cannabis for Medical and Commercial Uses) Bill 1999 Legislative Council Second Reading - 10/3/1999
Wildlife Conservation (Fauna Protection) Amendment Bill 2002 Second reading not agreed to - 15/5/2003 |
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Personal Information |
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18 May 2021 |
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Bridgetown Hospital, Bridgetown, Western Australia |
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Balingup Cemetery. Section C, Row F, Plot 9 |
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 Sharp, Christine, Condolence Motion, Council.pdf |
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1973 |
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Farmer |
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Tree farmer |
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Councillor, Donnybrook–Balingup Shire Council, 1983–1985 |
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Member, (first woman) Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia, 1989–1995
Member, International Dendrology Society
Co-founder, Golden Valley Tree Park
Attended 2020 Summit, 2008
Author:
- Shades of Green: Finding a middle path through the forest. Vivid Publishing, Fremantle, WA, 2022
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D Black and G Bolton, eds, Biographical Register of Members of the Parliament of Western Australia: volume two 1930-2010, Western Australian Parliamentary History Project, Perth, WA, 2011, p. 234.
Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup. Email dated 3 October 2023.
Parliament of Western Australia, Former Members, Parliament of Western Australia website, accessed 21 May 2014. |
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 Chapter 42. Christine Sharp Making a Difference.pdf
Transcript of an interview with Christine Sharp, 2006 (State Library and WA Parliament Library).
 Sharp, Christine, Oral History.pdf
 Vale Christine Sharp.pdf |