Jade Benham Explained

Jade Benham
Constituency Am:	Mildura
Assembly:	Victorian Legislative
Term Start:	26 November 2022
Predecessor:	Ali Cupper
Party:	National

Jade Benham is an Australian politician who is the current member for the district of Mildura in the Victorian Legislative Assembly. She is a member of the Nationals and was elected in the 2022 state election, after defeating incumbent MLA Ali Cupper.^[1]

Benham was born in Swan Hill and completed her secondary education at Swan Hill Secondary College.^{[2] [3]}

She was elected mayor of Swan Hill Rural City Council in November 2021 and took leave of absence from that position in July 2022 to stand in the Victorian state election.^[4]

Personal life

According to Jade's parliamentary register of interests, she is a landlord and owns a rental property in Swan Hill.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-11-27 . Preference flows leave Jade Benham poised for Mildura victory . 2022-11-27 . Sunraysia Daily . en-AU.
2. Web site: Mildura (Key Seat) – VIC Electorate, Candidates, Results . 2022-11-29 . ABC News . en-AU.
3. Web site: O'Connor . Brooke . 2021-11-26 . A message from the Mayor Jade Benham . 2022-11-29 . Swan Hill Rural City Council . en-US.
4. Web site: O'Connor . Brooke . 2022-07-28 . A message from the Mayor . 2022-11-29 . Swan Hill Rural City Council . en-US.
5. Web site: 16 January 2023 . Legislative Assembly Primary Returns - Register of Interests Returns submitted by Members of the Legislative Assembly .