Felicity-Ann Lewis

Felicity-Ann Lewis
4th Mayor of Marion
In office 2000–2014
Succeeded by	Kris Hanna[1]
Personal details
Born	1957 (age 58–59) South Australia
Nationality	Australian

Felicity-ann Lewis is a former mayor of the City of Marion.^[2]

She has defeated Raelene Telfer once and Bruce Hull twice to hold the position. Lewis did not have to contest the position in 2003. The current term is her fourth as mayor of Marion.^[3] The 2010 mayoral election saw sitting Mayor Felicity-ann Lewis go up against Councillor Raelene Telfer. Lewis ran with the campaign slogan "Experienced Leadership", whilst Raelene Telfer went with "A Full-time Mayor for Marion", which tried to tap into concerns that Lewis was too occupied with the Local Government Association of SA. Telfer's campaign failed and Mayor Lewis was returned for another term. Lewis received 7766 votes to Telfer's 6764.^[4] The 2006 mayoral election saw Bruce Hull and Felicity-Ann Lewis go up against each other for the position for a second time. It had been expected that Lewis would not re-contest but she nominated at the eleventh hour. Former councillor Andrew Cole also ran. Bruce Hull failed once again, gaining 7988 votes to Lewis' 8345 after the distribution of Cole's preferences^[5] At the 2003 Mayoral election Felicity-Ann Lewis was elected unopposed.^[6] The long-serving Mayor of Marion, Felicity-ann Lewis, is South Australia's Australian of the Year for 2014.^[7]

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