Margaret-Anne Bernadette Rowe (née Trahair; born 1949) is a former Australian politician who was a

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member of the Legislative Council of

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from 2005 to 2007, representing

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. Rowe was born in

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, Western Australia, to Margaret Mary (née Brock) and Archibald Richard Trahair. After previously working in various administrative positions, she served on the Greenough Shire Council in 1994 and from 1997 to 2004. She also worked as a research officer for two Liberal members of the Legislative Assembly –

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(from 1996 to 2001) and

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(from 2001 to 2005). Rowe first ran for parliament herself at the 2001 state election, occupying the fifth position on the Liberal Party's ticket in Agricultural Region. At the 2005 election, she was elevated to third on the ticket, and was elected. However, Rowe's time in parliament was short-lived, as she resigned due to ill health in June 2007. She had earlier missed six sitting days without explanation, for which she was found in

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and had to apologise."Liberal MP Rowe quits"
ABC News, 26 June 2007. One of Rowe's children, Brad Rowe, was a professional

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er.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rowe, Margaret 1949 births Living people Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council People from Kalgoorlie Western Australian local councillors 21st-century Australian politicians 21st-century Australian women politicians Women members of the Western Australian Legislative Council Women local councillors in Australia