Bec Cody Explained

Bec Cody
Constituency Am:Murrumbidgee
Assembly:Australian Capital Territory Legislative
Term Start:15 October 2016
Term End:17 October 2020
Nationality:Australian
Party:Labor Party

Rebecca "Bec" Cody (born 1973)[1] is an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly from 2016 to 2020, representing the electorate of Murrumbidgee. She was a hairdresser before entering politics, and owned a salon.[2] She also worked as a unionist.[3] Prior to her election in 2016, Cody unsuccessfully ran in the ACT electorate of Brindabella in 2012, securing 5.6% of the first preference vote.[4]

She lost her seat to fellow Labor candidate Marisa Paterson at the 2020 ACT election.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bec Cody. Smartvote Australia.
  2. Web site: Bec Cody ACT Labor. 3 November 2020. ACT Labor.
  3. Web site: Bec Cody - Candidate for Murrumbidgee. Labor Party. 27 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161027193159/http://www.actlabor.org.au/bec_cody. 27 October 2016. dead.
  4. Web site: 2012 Results for Brindabella Electorate. 3 November 2020. Elections ACT.
  5. Web site: Murrumbidgee. ABC News. en-AU. 2020-10-27.