Hill was born in the rural town of Dimboola, where she attended Dimboola State School and Dimboola High School. She moved to Melbourne after completing high school, and worked as a mothercraft nurse until her marriage in 1956. She lived in regional Victoria from 1956 to 1969, when she returned to Melbourne, settling in Frankston. Hill resumed work in 1974, taking up a position as a catering officer at the Frankston Nursing Home. She was elected to the City of Frankston council in 1979, and held both positions simultaneously until her election to parliament in 1982.[1][2]
Frankston was widely considered to be a safe Liberal seat in 1982, and Hill did not expect to win when she was preselected as the Labor candidate at the 1982 state election. Amidst a strong statewide Labor victory, however, she received a swing of 7.3%, defeating incumbent Liberal MP Graeme Weideman by 76 votes in what was widely considered a major upset.[3] Her seat was divided in two by a redistribution ahead of the 1985 election, where she was re-elected as the member for Frankston North. She was again re-elected in 1988.
Hill faced a much tougher battle for re-election at the 1992 state election, as Labor lost office in a landslide defeat. She ran in the new seat of Frankston East, essentially a reconfigured Frankston North, against new Liberal candidate Peter McLellan, but was narrowly defeated in a result so close it was not known for several days.[4][5] She died in 2015, aged 79.[6]
jane, hill, politician, other, people, named, jane, hill, jane, hill, disambiguation, jane, margaret, hill, july, 1936, september, 2015, australian, politician, labor, party, member, victorian, legislative, assembly, from, 1982, 1992, representing, electorates. For other people named Jane Hill see Jane Hill disambiguation Jane Margaret Hill 13 July 1936 7 September 2015 was an Australian politician She was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1982 to 1992 representing the electorates of Frankston and Frankston North Jane HillMember of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Frankston NorthIn office 2 March 1985 2 October 1992Preceded byDistrict createdSucceeded byDistrict abolishedMember of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for FrankstonIn office 3 April 1982 1 March 1985Preceded byGraeme WeidemanSucceeded byDistrict abolishedPersonal detailsBornJane Margaret Henderson 1936 07 04 4 July 1936Dimboola VictoriaDied7 September 2015 2015 09 07 aged 79 NationalityAustralianPolitical partyLabor PartySpouseBarrie HillOccupationMothercraft nurseHill was born in the rural town of Dimboola where she attended Dimboola State School and Dimboola High School She moved to Melbourne after completing high school and worked as a mothercraft nurse until her marriage in 1956 She lived in regional Victoria from 1956 to 1969 when she returned to Melbourne settling in Frankston Hill resumed work in 1974 taking up a position as a catering officer at the Frankston Nursing Home She was elected to the City of Frankston council in 1979 and held both positions simultaneously until her election to parliament in 1982 1 2 Frankston was widely considered to be a safe Liberal seat in 1982 and Hill did not expect to win when she was preselected as the Labor candidate at the 1982 state election Amidst a strong statewide Labor victory however she received a swing of 7 3 defeating incumbent Liberal MP Graeme Weideman by 76 votes in what was widely considered a major upset 3 Her seat was divided in two by a redistribution ahead of the 1985 election where she was re elected as the member for Frankston North She was again re elected in 1988 Hill faced a much tougher battle for re election at the 1992 state election as Labor lost office in a landslide defeat She ran in the new seat of Frankston East essentially a reconfigured Frankston North against new Liberal candidate Peter McLellan but was narrowly defeated in a result so close it was not known for several days 4 5 She died in 2015 aged 79 6 References Edit Re member Jane Margaret Hill Parliament of Victoria Retrieved 4 December 2007 Jane Margaret Hill 1936 womenaustralia info Retrieved 4 December 2007 Inaugural speech PDF Parliament of Victoria Archived from the original PDF on 1 September 2007 Retrieved 4 December 2007 Lamont Leonie ALP lead cut to 64 votes The Age 9 October 1992 Lamont Leonie Upsets possible for ALP in close seats The Age 10 October 1992 Death Notice Jane Margaret Henderson HILL The Age 10 September 2015 Victorian Legislative AssemblyPreceded byGraeme Weideman Member for Frankston1982 1985 District abolishedDistrict created Member for Frankston North1985 1992 District abolished Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jane Hill politician amp oldid 1133012018, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
