Kathleen Matthews-Ward is an Australian politician who is the current member for the district of Broadmeadows in the

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. She is a member of the Labor Party and was elected in the 2022 state election, replacing retiring MP

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Prior to entering parliament, she had worked in retail, hospitality, finance, advocacy and aged care, she had volunteered with many sports clubs, schools, kinders and local organisations, and served as a councillor on City of Moreland from

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until

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. In May 2010, she was suspended from Labor for two years after not voting for another Labor member—

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—to become mayor of Merri-bek.

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Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from the City of Merri-bek Members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Victoria Women members of the Victorian Legislative Assembly {{DEFAULTSORT:Matthews-Ward, Kathleen Politicians affected by a party expulsion process Australian Labor Party councillors Women local councillors in Australia