Penelope Kate Pratt is an Australian politician. She has been a

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member of the

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since the 2022 state election, representing

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. Pratt had previously contested two state elections. She stood for the seat of

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in 2010 and against the then Premier,

Jay Weatherill Jay Wilson Weatherill (born 3 April 1964) is an Australian politician who was the 45th Premier of South Australia, serving from 21 October 2011 until 19 March 2018. Weatherill represented the House of Assembly seat of Cheltenham as a member of ...

in 2018 in the seat of

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. Prior to the 2022 election, Frome had been held since 2009 by Independent politician

Geoff Brock Geoffrey Graeme Brock (born 1950) is an Australian politician. He is an Independent member in the South Australian House of Assembly, representing the seat of Stuart since the 2022 South Australian state election. Prior to this, he represente ...

, who stood for the seat of Stuart, following redistribution. Pratt's father

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was the federal member for

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after winning the

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until he was defeated at the 1990 federal election. Her cousin, Tom Michael, ran as the Liberal candidate for the seat of

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in the 2022 election. During her election campaign, Pratt emphasised her "local" credentials, having grown up on a farm near Blyth. She worked as a Liberal staffer for

Steven Marshall Steven Spence Marshall (born 21 January 1968) is an Australian politician who served as the 46th premier of South Australia between 2018 and 2022. He has been a member of the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia in the ...

before he became premier, then as chief of staff for Minister for Child Protection,

Rachel Sanderson Rachel Sanderson is an Australian politician who represented the seat of Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia from the 2010 election to the 2022 election. Sande ...

. She took leave from that position in December 2021, having recently moved to the

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within the electorate. She is a member of the Liberal party's moderate faction.

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