Judith Hughes (''née'' Verhagen, born 28 April 1959 in Subiaco,

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) is an Australian politician. She was a

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member of the

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from 2005 to 2008, representing the electorate of

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. Following the retirement of Cheryl Edwardes, who had held the seat of Kingsley since 1989 for the

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, Hughes contested the seat in the 2005 election and narrowly won the seat with a margin of 0.8%. A redistribution ahead of the 2008 state election all but eliminated the Labor margin, and Hughes was defeated by Liberal candidate

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In 2006, Hughes was appointed as Acting Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and as the deputy

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in the Legislative Assembly.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hughes, Judy 1959 births Living people Members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Western Australia 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Women members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly