Colleen Fay Hutchison (born 7 November 1934) is an Australian politician. She was a Labor Party member of the

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from 1989 to 1993, representing the electorate of

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. Hutchison was elected to the

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at the 1989 state election, succeeding veteran Labor MP

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. She served on the Economics and Finance Committee during her term. Her seat of Stuart was abolished and merged into the adjacent seat of Eyre in an electoral redistribution for the 1993 election. Hutchison contested Eyre at the election, but was defeated by its long-term

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incumbent,

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. Hutchison subsequently served on the Port Augusta City Council, including a stint as deputy mayor.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hutchison, Colleen 1934 births Living people Members of the South Australian House of Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of South Australia Women members of the South Australian House of Assembly Deputy mayors of places in Australia South Australian local councillors