Jo Hersey (born 9 March 1967) is an Australian politician. She is a member for

electoral division of Katherine Katherine is an electoral division of the Legislative Assembly in Australia's Northern Territory. The electorate was first created in 1987, replacing the abolished Elsey seat, and derives its name from the Katherine River. Katherine encompasses ...

in the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly. Hersey was born in Adelaide, but moved to the Northern Territory when she was young. The family returned to Adelaide after a few years, but Hersey returned to Katherine after she married. Before being elected, she was a hairdresser, continuing a family tradition that stretched back 3 generations. In the

2020 Northern Territory general election The 2020 Northern Territory general election was held on 22 August 2020 to elect all 25 members of the Legislative Assembly in the unicameral Northern Territory Parliament. Members were elected through full preferential instant-runoff voting in ...

Hersey won a close race in the seat of Katherine to be elected to Legislative Assembly for the Country Liberal Party.

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Living people 1967 births Members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly Country Liberal Party members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian politicians Hairdressers 21st-century Australian women politicians Women members of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly {{Australia-politician-stub