Beverley Mary Evelyn Cains (born 25 February 1938) is a former Australian politician. Cains was elected to the

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for the electorate of

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in 1979 as a member of the

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; she was the party's sole representative until 1982, when she was joined by Betty Hocking. The House of Assembly ceased to exist in 1986 in preparation for self-government. After unsuccessfully contesting the federal seat of

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in the 1987 Australian federal election, Cains headed the Family Team's ticket for the new

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in the 1989 ACT election, but was defeated. Her final attempt at winning public office was in the 1992 ACT election. On that occasion she was second on the list for the Better Management Team. First on the list was Harold Hird (who had been an

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member of the Legislative Assembly 1975-1979 and House of Assembly 1979–1986, and would subsequently be a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly 1995–2001) and third was

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(who had been a member of the predecessor body the

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1967–1974, initially as a joke candidate and then as a member of the

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1938 births Australian Family Movement politicians Members of the Australian Capital Territory House of Assembly Living people {{Australia-politician-stub