Dympna Anne Beard (born 27 February 1949) is a former

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n politician. She was a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2006. Beard was born in Colac, Victoria. She won the seat of

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as one of a number of Labor gains at the

2002 Victorian state election The 2002 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 30 November 2002, was for the 55th Parliament of Victoria. It was held to elect the 88 members of Victorian Legislative Assembly and 22 members of the 44-member Legislative Council. The Lab ...

. She narrowly lost the seat at the

2006 Victorian state election The 2006 Victorian state election, held on Saturday, 25 November 2006, was for the 56th Parliament of Victoria. Just over 3 million Victorians registered to vote elected 88 members to the Legislative Assembly and, for the first time, 40 member ...

and stood unsuccessfully as the Labor candidate for the seat of Casey at the

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.Federal Election 2007: Casey

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Victorian parliament profile
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