Cathy O'Toole

Cathy O'Toole MP

Member of the Australian Parliament for the Herbert
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2016
Preceded by	Ewen Jones
Personal details
Born	Townsville
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Labor Party
Children	3
Residence	Townsville, Queensland
Occupation	CEO
Website	http://cathyotoole.org.au

Catherine Elizabeth "Cathy" O'Toole is an Australian politician. She has been the Labor member for Herbert since the 2016 federal election.

O'Toole was the unsuccessful Labor candidate for Herbert at the 2013 federal election. Last won by Labor at the 1993 federal election, Herbert was won by O'Toole in 2016, appearing to win the seat by eight votes. A recount revealed she won by 37 votes.^[1]

Prior to her election she was the CEO of a mental health organisation active in the Townsville area.^[2]

References

↑ "Herbert, Qld". Australian Electoral Commission.
↑ Green, Antony. "Herbert". Australia Votes. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Ewen Jones	Member for Herbert 2016–present	Incumbent

Current members of the Australian House of Representatives from Queensland

Labor (8)	Terri Butler Jim Chalmers Milton Dick Susan Lamb Shayne Neumann Cathy O'Toole Graham Perrett Wayne Swan

Liberal National (21)	Karen Andrews Scott Buchholz George Christensen Steven Ciobo Peter Dutton Warren Entsch Trevor Evans Luke Howarth Andrew Laming Michelle Landry David Littleproud John McVeigh Llew O'Brien Ted O'Brien Ken O'Dowd Keith Pitt Jane Prentice Stuart Robert Bert van Manen Ross Vasta Andrew Wallace

Katter's Aust. Party (1)	Bob Katter

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