Adriana Johanna Taylor (born 20 August 1946) is an Australian politician. She was an

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member of the

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for Elwick from 2010 to 2016. She was born in

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in the

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,Taylor, Adriana Johanna (1946 - )
''The Australian Women's Register''. and migrated with her family to Australia in 1956. Taylor, a short-term Labor Party member and former mayor of Glenorchy from 2005 to 2011, ran as an independent for the seat of Elwick in 2010, which was being vacated by Labor-turned-independent MLC Terry Martin following charges of

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. She easily defeated her Labor opponent with 49% of the vote. She was defeated by Labor candidate Josh Willie at the 2016 periodic elections. She was appointed Commissioner for

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in October 2016 following the dismissal of the municipal council by the State Government.

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Inaugural speech to the Tasmanian Parliament
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