Summary
Carol Adams (born 13 July 1961)[1] is a local government representative from Western Australia.
She was the mayor of the City of Kwinana from 2006 to 2023,[2] when she announced that she would not contest the October 2023 elections.[3] She ran as an independent in the 2008 state election in the newly formed Electoral district of Kwinana. Adams also works as a solicitor for the Western Australian Police Union.[4][5]
Prior to the election, she had twice sought preselection to stand as a Labor candidate, but was overlooked in favour of Roger Cook, a former state party secretary and state manager of public relations firm CPR, which is closely associated with the party.[6] A smear campaign against her by Dave Kelly, State secretary of the Liquor Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers' Union had been waged in the last week of the election campaign.[6]
While she initially appeared to have narrowly won the seat, further counting revealed she had in fact lost by 300 votes to the Labor candidate Roger Cook.[7] If elected, Adams had been expected to take up the position of Speaker.
In local government, Adams was first elected to the Kwinana Town Council in 1997 and as mayor in 2006.[8] In May 2007, she launched a council backed project called "Looking Forward", aimed at attracting $11.5 billion in private and government sector investment in the next 15 years.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Carol Adams". Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Her Worship the Mayor Councillor Carol Adams". Town of Kwinana. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-13.
- ^ Pond, Laura (5 September 2023). "Kwinana mayor Carol Adams leaving local government after 26 years of service". Sound Telegraph. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Warnbro". The Poll Bludger. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "'I'm not up for sale, I'm up for negotiation'". watoday.com. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2008.
- ^ a b Murray, Paul (11 September 2008). "Labor's plight a child of several dead-beat dads". TheWest.com.au. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 14 September 2008.
- ^ Kate Campbell (15 September 2008). "Cook victory in Kwinana leaves Speaker problem". TheWest.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ^ "Councillor profiles - Mayor Carol Adams, Kwinana Town Council, WA". Local Government Focus. Retrieved 15 September 2008.
- ^ "Looking Forward". Town of Kwinana. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2008.