Amelia Martha (Millie) Best

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(29 April 1900 – 14 November 1979) was one of the first two women elected to the

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. Best was born in Lower Barrington,

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, Australia. She ran an arts and crafts business in Launceston and was involved in the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) Canteen Services during

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. She was elected to the House of Assembly representing the Liberal Party in the seat of Wilmot in 1955. She lost her seat in 1956, was re-elected in 1958 and lost her seat again in 1959.

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Amelia Martha (Millie) Best MBE (1900-1979)
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* 1900 births 1979 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Tasmania Australian Members of the Order of the British Empire Members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly 20th-century Australian politicians 20th-century Australian women politicians Women members of the Tasmanian House of Assembly {{Australia-Liberal-politician-stub