Jane Kelsbie
Western Australian politician
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Elizabeth Jane Kelsbie (born 4 October 1966)[1] is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for the electoral district of Warren-Blackwood from 2021 to 2025.
Jane Kelsbie | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Warren-Blackwood | |
| In office 13 March 2021 – 8 March 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Redman |
| Succeeded by | Bevan Eatts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1966 |
| Party | Labor |
Prior to entering politics, Kelsbie was the chief executive of employment organisation Worklink WA, the first female president of the Denmark Surf Livesaving Club between 2016 and 2019 and a board member of the Denmark Chamber of Commerce.[2]
She won her seat at the 2021 Western Australian state election with a 14.3% swing against the incumbent National Party candidate.[3] Kelsbie defeated the former leader of the WA Nationals, Terry Redman.[4][5]
In September 2021, Kelsbie declared her support in parliament for the McGowan Government's decision to bring an end to the native timber forestry industry.[6]
In the 2025 Western Australian state election, she was unseated by Nationals candidate Bevan Eatts.[7]
