Melanie Wight is a

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politician, who was elected to the

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in the 2011 election. She represented the electoral district of Burrows as a member of the

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caucus until 2016, when she was defeated in the 2016 election. She served as the Minister of Children and Youth Opportunities from November 2014 until leaving office.

Electoral record

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