Jaye Radisich
| Jaye Radisich | |
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| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Swan Hills |
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In office 10 February 2001 – 6 September 2008 |
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| Preceded by | June van de Klashorst |
| Succeeded by | Frank Alban |
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29 March 1976 Middle Swan, Western Australia |
| Died | 17 March 2012 (aged 35) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Australian Labor Party |
| Education | BA, LLB |
Jaye Amber Radisich (29 March 1976 – 17 March 2012) was an Australian politician. She was an Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2008, representing the electorate of Swan Hills. Radisich was the youngest woman ever to be elected to the Western Australian parliament.
Radisich was born and raised in Perth, Western Australia. At 12 years of age she was awarded a Citizenship Award from the City of Stirling Council for her all round academic performance and community involvement.
Radisich attended Mount Lawley Senior High School. In Year 12, Radisich was appointed as School Prefect, Caltex All-rounder, and Belle of the Ball. Radisich was also a member of the Senior Debating Team and a participant on numerous committees including the Student Council, Common Room and Amnesty International.
Radisich went on to study arts, law and commerce at the University of Western Australia. Radisich became involved in student politics while at university, and served as a member of the National Union of Students executive, and the Vice-President (Asia-Pacific) of the International Union of Socialist Youth. While at university, she worked two jobs, as a check-out operator at a budget cosmetics chain and a research officer. She was juggling these commitments with the final year of her degree when she won pre-selection to contest the theoretically safe Liberal seat of Swan Hills as the Labor candidate for the 2001 state election.
Swan Hills was held by a sitting Liberal minister in the Court government, June van de Klashorst, and in the leadup to the poll, there was little sign that she was in any danger of losing the seat. In a major upset, the Labor vote increased enough that Radisich was able to narrowly defeat van de Klashorst with the assistance of Liberals for Forests and One Nation preferences. She became the second-youngest person, and the youngest woman, to be elected to the Western Australian parliament.
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