Samantha Dunn (born 18 June 1964) is a former Australian politician. She was a Greens member of the

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, representing

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from 2014 to 2018. She lost her seat in the 2018 state election, and subsequently resigned from the party. She was previously a

Yarra Ranges Shire The Shire of Yarra Ranges, also known as Yarra Ranges Council, is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. It has a ...

councillor, representing Lyster Ward from

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until her election to the Upper House in 2014, being successfully reelected in 2008 and 2012. In 2012 she achieved a 53% primary vote, a record for any Greens candidate in Australia. During her time as a local Councillor she was President of the VLGA and the Eastern Transport Coalition.

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