Helen Margaret Hodgson, ''née'' Applin (born 19 August 1961) is a former

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n state politician of the

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party. Born in

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, England, she migrated to Australia in 1963. She was a lecturer in taxation at

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before being elected in 1996 to the

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, representing North Metropolitan Region from 1997 until 2001 when she was defeatedHon. Helen Hodgson MLC
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Former members of WA Parliament
and retired from politics, returning to teaching.

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