Justine Elliot

Maria Justine Elliot, MP (born 29 July 1967) is an Australian politician who was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Richmond, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party at the 2004 federal election. Elliot was born in Brisbane and was educated at the University of Queensland, where she graduated in Arts. She was a Queensland police officer 1990-97 and was later Juvenile Justice Conference Convener with the N... more

Maria Justine Elliot, MP (born 29 July 1967) is an Australian politician who was elected to the House of Representatives as member for the Division of Richmond, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party at the 2004 federal election. Elliot was born in Brisbane and was educated at the University of Queensland, where she graduated in Arts. She was a Queensland police officer 1990-97 and was later Juvenile Justice Conference Convener with the New South Wales Department of Juvenile Justice. Elliot also holds a Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (HRM) & Industrial Relations from Griffith University. At the 2004 election Elliot's victory in Richmond over the National Party's Larry Anthony, a minister in the Howard government, was one of the few victories for the Labor Party over the Coalition. Richmond was once a safe National Party seat but the growth of Tweed Heads and other coastal communities has seen Richmond become an increasingly urban seat. The 2007 Australian... less