Kay Selma Elson (born 25 January1947), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Forde, Queensland. She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and was a special events co-ordinator for a handicapped association, a shop proprietor and a financial consultant before entering politics. Mrs Elson brings a unique perspective to Federal Parliament having raised, with her husband, their eight children - much in the mould of the late Dame Enid Lyons. This photograph of a member of the Parliament of Australia is held under Crown copyright. ... January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian liberal conservative political party. ... Australian House of Representatives chamber Entrance to the House of Representatives The Australian House of Representatives is one of the two houses (chambers) of the Parliament of Australia. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... The Division of Forde is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the state of Queensland, Australia. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ...
Elson was the government’s second speaker in Wednesday’s refugee debate - she followed Kim Beazley.
Her main contribution was to argue that the government’s legislation was not “any sort of knee-jerk reaction [to the case of 43 Papuans arriving in January] as many in the media and on the other side have tried to assert.
Elson should recall Vanstone’s statements which clearly pointed out that Indonesia’s irritation, fairly described as a knee-jerk response to the 43 Papuans, initiated the proposed legislation.
She was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and was a special events co-ordinator for a handicapped association, a shop proprietor and a financial consultant before entering politics.
Mrs Elson brings a unique perspective to Federal Parliament having raised, with her husband, their eight children - much in the mould of the late Dame Enid Lyons.
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