Anita Joy Dow is an Australian politician and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition of Tasmania. She was elected to the

Tasmanian House of Assembly The House of Assembly, or Lower House, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. The other is the Tasmanian Legislative Council, Legislative Council or Upper House. It sits in Parliament House, Hobart, Parliament Hou ...

for the Labor Party in the

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at the 2018 state election. She was Mayor of

Burnie Burnie ( ; Aboriginal Tasmanians#North, pirinilaplu/palawa kani: ''Pataway'') is a port city located on the North West Tasmania, north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is the fourth largest city on the island, located approximately north ...

from 2014 until 2017, and previously worked as a registered nurse. Following Labor's loss at the 2021 state election, Labor leader

Rebecca White Rebecca Peta White (born 4 February 1983) is an Australian politician. She was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2025 federal election, representing the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Tasmanian seat of Lyons. She was previo ...

and deputy leader Michelle O’Byrne resigned their positions. Dow was elected unopposed as deputy leader. Dow was re-elected as Deputy Leader following the Labor Party's loss at the

2024 Tasmanian State Election The 2024 Tasmanian state election was held on 23 March 2024 to elect all 35 members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly. The House of Assembly uses the proportional Hare-Clark system of voting, with the 35 members elected from five seven-memb ...

, under new party leader Dean Winter.

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