Rebekha Sharkie

Rebekha Sharkie
Sharkie speaking in the House of Representatives in 2018
Member of the Australian Parliament for Mayo
Assumed office
28 July 2018
In office
2 July 2016 – 11 May 2018
Preceded byJamie Briggs
Second Deputy Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
Assumed office
26 July 2022
Serving with Ian Goodenough [1]
SpeakerMilton Dick
Preceded bySharon Claydon
Personal details
Born
Rebekha Carina Che

(1972-08-24) 24 August 1972 (age 52)
Torbay, England
Nationality
  • Australian (since 19 March 2007)
  • British (until 29 June 2016)[1]
Political partyCentre Alliance (2013–present)
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (2010–2012)[2]
Spouses
Kain Selby-Fullgrabe
(m. 1998; div. 2008)
Nathan Sharkie
(m. 2009)
Children3[2]
ResidenceBirdwood, South Australia
Alma materFlinders University
OccupationLegal researcher
(Liberal Party of Australia)
Policy adviser
(Department for Communities and Social Inclusion)
ProfessionParalegal
Signature
Websitewww.rebekhasharkie.com.au

Rebekha Carina Sharkie (née Che; born 24 August 1972) is an Australian politician and member of the Centre Alliance party. She is a member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Mayo in South Australia.

At the 2016 federal election she defeated Liberal Jamie Briggs, and was the first Nick Xenophon Team member to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives.[3] On 11 May 2018,[4] Sharkie resigned from the House of Representatives as a part of the 2017–18 Australian parliamentary eligibility crisis.[5] She contested the 2018 Mayo by-election on 28 July, and was returned to parliament.[6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Citizenship was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference AFR bite was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Shepherd, Tory (30 October 2017). "Senator Nick Xenophon to be replaced by longtime adviser Rex Patrick in Senate". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2017.(subscription required)
  4. ^ "Ms Rebekha Sharkie MP". Senators and Members of the Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. ^ Brown, Greg; Owens, Jared; Varga, Remy (9 May 2018). "PoliticsNow: Rebekha Sharkie, Justine Keay quit over citizenship". The Australian. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Super Saturday: Antony Green calls by-election wins for ALP, Centre Alliance". ABC. 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2016.