Nationality Australian Succeeded by Seat abolished Name Dorothy Pratt | Preceded by New seat | |
Political party Independent (1999-present) Previous office Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (1998–2001) Office Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2001 | ||
Dorothy Ruth "Dolly" Pratt (born 11 March 1955) is an Australian politician. Born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, she was a Justice of the Peace and coffee shop proprietor in Queensland before entering politics. She also worked at cattle sale yards. In 1998, she was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Queensland as the member for Barambah, representing Pauline Hanson's One Nation. She left One Nation in 1999 to sit as an independent. In 2001, her seat of Barambah was abolished and largely replaced with Nanango, which she won as an independent. Pratt was re-elected in 2004, 2006, and 2009. Pratt stood down at the 2012 election. She is married with three children.
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