Laine McDonald

Laine McDonald
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for North Metropolitan
In office
27 September 2016 – 21 May 2017
Preceded byKen Travers
Personal details
Born1981 or 1982 (age 42–43)[1]
Political partyLabor
ProfessionLawyer[citation needed]

Laine Courtney McDonald is an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for North Metropolitan from 27 September 2016, when she was elected in a countback following the resignation of Ken Travers,[2] to 21 May 2017, when her term concluded following her defeat at the 2017 state election.

She was educated at Kent Street Senior High School.[3] Prior to her entry into parliament, McDonald was a City of Vincent councillor.[4]

  1. ^ Caporn, Dylan (24 August 2016). "Young mum's surprise at getting political call up". The West Australian.
  2. ^ "Vacancy in North Metropolitan Region filled". Western Australian Electoral Commission. 27 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Parliament of Western Australia Inaugural Speech" (PDF). Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Vincent councillor McDonald to quit and take up state MLC role from retiring Travers".