Nadia Clancy | |
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| Member of the South Australian House of Assembly for Elder | |
| Assumed office 19 March 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Carolyn Power |
| Majority | 55.6 per cent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1986 (age 38) Bedford Park, South Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts in Media and Communications |
| Alma mater | University of South Australia |
| Committees | Economic and Finance Public Works |
| Website | nadiaclancy.com.au |
Nadia Peace Clancy (born October 1986)[1] is an Australian politician and former political adviser. She has been a Labor member of the South Australian House of Assembly since the 2022 state election, representing Elder. With a swing of 7.5 per cent, she defeated the incumbent Liberal Party member Carolyn Power, who had held the seat since 2018 with a margin of 1.9 per cent. Clancy was the unsuccessful Labor candidate for the federal division of Boothby in the 2019 Australian federal election and is a member of Labor's left faction.
Clancy grew up in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, has a Bachelor of Arts in media and communications, and prior to her election to Parliament she had worked in communications and marketing roles for not-for-profit organisations and as an advisor to federal and state Labor politicians. She was the unsuccessful Labor candidate for the seat of Boothby in the 2019 federal election.