Jo Hersey

Jo Hersey
MLA
Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
for Katherine
Incumbent
Assumed office
22 August 2020
Preceded bySandra Nelson
Personal details
Born (1967-03-09) 9 March 1967 (age 57)
North Adelaide, South Australia
Political partyCountry Liberal Party
Residence(s)Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia
OccupationHairdresser

Jo Hersey (born 9 March 1967) is an Australian politician. She is a member for electoral division of Katherine in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly.[1][2]

Northern Territory Legislative Assembly
Years Term Electoral division Party
2020–present 14th Katherine Country Liberal

Hersey was born in Adelaide, but moved to the Northern Territory when she was young. The family returned to Adelaide after a few years, but Hersey returned to Katherine after she married. Before being elected, she was a hairdresser, continuing a family tradition that stretched back 3 generations.[1]

In the 2020 Northern Territory general election Hersey won a close race in the seat of Katherine to be elected to Legislative Assembly for the Country Liberal Party.[3]

  1. ^ a b Staff, Independent. "NT election 2020 candidates - Jo Hersey | NT Independent". NT Independent. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Jo Hersey - CLP for Katherine". Country Liberal Party of the Northern Territory. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  3. ^ McLennan, Chris (26 August 2020). "Katherine returns to CLP fold". Katherine Times. Retrieved 28 August 2020.