Amanda Jane Camm (born 18 April 1979) is a member of the

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representing the Liberal Nationals. She first stood for the seat of

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as a member of

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in the

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. Camm was elected deputy mayor of the Mackay Regional Council in April 2016. She was a candidate for the Australian Senate in May 2019 but, being placed fifth on the LNP ticket, was not elected. At the 2020 Queensland state election Camm defeated Jason Costigan in the seat of Whitsunday. Her great-uncle was

Ron Camm Ronald Ernest Camm (22 July 1914 – 15 March 1988) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Biography Camm was born in Emerald, Queensland, Emerald, Queensland, the son of Jonathan Robert Camm and his wife Tassie (née Johnson). H ...

, a grazier who held the seat of Whitsunday for the National Country Party from 1961 to 1980.

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