Karlene Maywald
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Karlene Maywald | |
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Member of the South Australian Parliament for Chaffey | |
In office 11 October 1997 – 20 March 2010 | |
Preceded by | Kent Andrew |
Succeeded by | Tim Whetstone |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Australian |
Political party | The Nationals |
Occupation | Small Businessperson |
Karlene Ann Maywald (born 26 May 1961) is an Australian
Political career
A small businessperson before entering Parliament, Maywald was first elected to parliament at the
Winning an increased majority at the
Professor Andrew Parkin, writing the South Australian Political Chronicle for the Australian Journal of Politics and History observed that
'Maywald attributed her acceptance of the offer of a ministerial place to the lure of the new River Murray portfolio: "I thought long and hard about it and what was in the best interests of my electorate, my family, the state and the River Murray" (Advertiser, 23 July 2004). She had not compromised her "conservative" ideals, she claimed, because "quite frankly, the Rann Labor Government have demonstrated that they are probably more conservative than the last Liberal government" (Advertiser, 24 July 2004). With a Federal election on the horizon, the South Australian branch of the National Party—which endorsed the move to coalesce with Labor—had to disaffiliate from its national organisation which was committed, of course, to a coalition with the Liberals. Still Maywald claimed to be "very supportive of John Anderson", her party's national leader, and she hoped the Howard Coalition Government, rather than her new Labor allies, would be returned to office in the Federal election (Advertiser, 24 July 2004). In due course, the Howard Government was indeed returned—and in December the South Australian branch quietly reattached itself to the rest of the National Party.' [Australian Journal of Politics and History, Political Chronicles, South Australia: 51 (2) June 2005]
The Maywald ministry represents the first political alliance between the Labor and National parties since the Albert Dunstan Victorian state government of 1935–43. Under the agreement, Labor committed to retaining Maywald as a minister if they won the 2006 election. Consequently, she remained in the cabinet even after Labor secured an outright majority in 2006. In that election, Maywald increased her vote to a 17 percent two-candidate margin.
An Advertiser poll in August 2008 revealed a decrease in the National vote in Chaffey. The poll of 460 voters conducted in her electorate found the National primary vote has fallen to just 11 percent, from a peak of 53.3 percent (67.2 after preferences) at the 2006 election. Some critics of the poll argued that without stating the candidate, and only naming the party, the poll deprived Maywald of name recognition.[1][2] A February 2010 poll which included candidates names found 27 percent support for the Nationals, with a two-candidate margin against the Liberals of 50.5 to 49.5 percent.[3]
Maywald lost her seat of
References
- ^ William Bowe (8 August 2008). "Advertiser poll: Maywald on 11 per cent in Chaffey". PollBludger.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ "(title unknown)". News Limited. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008.
- ^ Greg Kelton (19 February 2010). "Karlene Maywald prepared to switch from Labor to Liberal". AdelaideNow.com.au. News Limited. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
- ^ "District of Chaffey - Electoral Results". ECSA: Election 2010. Electoral Commission of South Australia. March 2010. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
- ^ "2010 South Australian Election: Chaffey (Key Seat)". ABC News Online. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
External links
- National Party biography
- "Maywald, Karlene". Former members of the Parliament of South Australia. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- Poll Bludger electorate profile
- Text of agreement between Maywald and the Labor government (2004) at the Wayback Machine (archived 14 September 2009)