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The Honourable
Alison Xamon
The Honourable Alison Xamon
7th Mayor of Vincent
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 21 October 2023
Preceded by	Emma Cole
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for North Metropolitan
	In office; 22 May 2017 – 21 May 2021
Preceded by	Giz Watson
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for East Metropolitan
	In office; 22 May 2009 – 21 May 2013
Preceded by	First Greens member
Succeeded by	Tim Clifford
Personal details
Born	8 June 1969 (age 55); Mundaring, Western Australia
Political party	Greens
Residence(s)	Perth, Western Australia
Alma mater	Murdoch University (BA, LLB)
Website	alisonxamon.org.au

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Alison Marie Xamon (born 8 June 1969) is an Australian politician who served two separate terms in the Western Australian Legislative Council as a member of the Greens.^[2]

Early life

Xamon was born in Mundaring, Western Australia

Xamon studied law and arts at Murdoch University, where she served as Education Vice President and then Guild President for the Murdoch University Student Guild.

After university, Xamon worked in the union movement for various white- and blue-collar unions, including the Australian Nurses Federation, the State School Teachers' Union of Western Australia, and the Communications, Electricians and Plumbers Union. In her time in the union movement, Alison worked as an Organizer, Industrial Officer, Women's Officer, and Equal Opportunity specialist.^[3]

She then went on to work as a lawyer, with an interest in both public interest law and the right for people to access justice. She also sat on numerous boards within the community law and social justice sectors.

From 2007 to 2008 Xamon, was the National Convenor of the Australian Greens.

Political career

She was elected to parliament at the 2008 state election as a Greens member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing East Metropolitan Region.^[4] Xamon introduced six private members bills during her term in parliament.^[5]

At the March 2013 Western Australian election, she was not re-elected.^[6]

Post-parliament, Xamon worked as an advocate for mental health and suicide prevention. She was elected as the President of the WA Association for Mental Health,^[7] the Vice-Chair of Community Mental Health Australia,^[8] and the Board of Mental Health Australia.^[9]

Xamon was also appointed to the WA Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention,^[10] and as the inaugural Co-Lead of the Department of Health Statewide Mental Health Network.^[11]

Xamon was re-elected to the Legislative Council representing the North Metropolitan Region at the 2017 election. Her term began on 22 May 2017.^[12] She was defeated in 2021.

In the October 2023 local government elections, Xamon was elected as mayor of the City of Vincent, with 40 percent of the vote. She ran as an Independent Greens candidate, without an official endorsement from her party.^[13]^[14]

References

^ "Alison Xamon". greens.org.au. Australian Greens. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
^ Parliament of Western Australia. "Hon. Alison Marie Xamon MLC". Archived from the original on 16 March 2011.
^ "About Alison Xamon".
^ Western Australian Electoral Commission (2009). "Elected MLCs". Archived from the original on 29 March 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
^ "Alison's Bills". Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ "Legislative Council Results - East Metropolitan Region - 2013 Western Australian Election". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 February 2024.
^ "Board of WAAMH".
^ "Revive Magazine Article". 3 February 2015.
^ "Board of Mental Health Australia". 19 June 2013.
^ "OneLifeWA Council Members".
^ "Mental Health Network Leads".
^ "Election Results".
^ Dietsch, Jake (23 October 2023). "Local elections: Geraldton Mayor out for the count but Liberal candidate wins a spot in Rockingham". The West Australian. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
^ "We looked at the elections in over 120 Western Australian councils - here's what we found". 6 News Australia.

[1] "Alison Xamon". greens.org.au. Australian Greens. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

[2] Parliament of Western Australia. "Hon. Alison Marie Xamon MLC". Archived from the original on 16 March 2011.

[3] "About Alison Xamon".

[WA-4] Western Australian Electoral Commission (2009). "Elected MLCs". Archived from the original on 29 March 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2009.

[5] "Alison's Bills". Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[6] "Legislative Council Results - East Metropolitan Region - 2013 Western Australian Election". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 February 2024.

[7] "Board of WAAMH".

[8] "Revive Magazine Article". 3 February 2015.

[9] "Board of Mental Health Australia". 19 June 2013.

[10] "OneLifeWA Council Members".

[11] "Mental Health Network Leads".

[12] "Election Results".

[13] Dietsch, Jake (23 October 2023). "Local elections: Geraldton Mayor out for the count but Liberal candidate wins a spot in Rockingham". The West Australian. Retrieved 24 October 2023.

[6news-14] "We looked at the elections in over 120 Western Australian councils - here's what we found". 6 News Australia.

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+'''Alison Marie Xamon''' (born 8 June 1969) is an Australian politician who served two separate terms in the [[Western Australian Legislative Council]] as a member of the [[Greens Western Australia|Greens]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/Memblist.nsf/AllDocs/3C8231CE834903C7C8257562002729A1?opendocument|title=Hon. Alison Marie Xamon MLC|last=Parliament of Western Australia|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110316113847/http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/parliament/Memblist.nsf/AllDocs/3C8231CE834903C7C8257562002729A1?opendocument |archive-date=16 March 2011 }}</ref>
-'''Alison Marie Xamon''' (born 8 June 1969) is a Western [[Australian people|Australian]] [[politician]].
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 Xamon studied law and arts at [[Murdoch University]], where she served as Education Vice President and then Guild President for the Murdoch University Student Guild.
-After university, Xamon worked in the union movement for various white- and blue-collar unions, including the [[Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation|Australian Nurses Federation]], the [[State School Teachers Union of Western Australia|State School Teachers’ Union of Western Australia]], and the Communications, Electricians and Plumbers Union. In her time in the union movement, Alison worked as an Organizer, Industrial Officer, Women’s Officer, and Equal Opportunity specialist.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Alison Xamon|url=http://wa.greens.org.au/people/alison-xamon}}</ref>
+After university, Xamon worked in the union movement for various white- and blue-collar unions, including the [[Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation|Australian Nurses Federation]], the [[State School Teachers Union of Western Australia|State School Teachers' Union of Western Australia]], and the Communications, Electricians and Plumbers Union. In her time in the union movement, Alison worked as an Organizer, Industrial Officer, Women's Officer, and Equal Opportunity specialist.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Alison Xamon|url=http://greens.org.au/wa/mps/alison-xamon}}</ref>
 She then went on to work as a lawyer, with an interest in both public interest law and the right for people to access justice. She also sat on numerous boards within the community law and social justice sectors.
-From 2007 to 2008 Xamon, was the National Convenor of the Australian Greens.
+From 2007 to 2008 Xamon, was the National Convenor of the [[Australian Greens]].
 ==Political career==
-She was elected to parliament at the [[Western Australian state election, 2008|2008 state election]] as a [[Australian Greens|Greens]] member of the [[Western Australian Legislative Council]] representing [[Electoral region of East Metropolitan|East Metropolitan Region]].<ref name=WA>{{cite web
+She was elected to parliament at the [[2008 Western Australian state election|2008 state election]] as a [[Greens Western Australia|Greens]] member of the [[Western Australian Legislative Council]] representing [[Electoral region of East Metropolitan|East Metropolitan Region]].<ref name=WA>{{cite web
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+  | accessdate = 6 April 2009
+  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090329001248/http://www.waec.wa.gov.au/elections/state_elections/election_results/2008_State_General_Election/legislative_council_elected_members.php
-  | doi =
+  | archive-date = 29 March 2009
-  | accessdate = 6 April 2009 }}</ref> Xamon introduced six private members bills during her term in parliament.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alison's Bills|url=http://alisonxamon.org.au/alisons-bills}}</ref>
+  | url-status = dead
+  }}</ref> Xamon introduced six private members bills during her term in parliament.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alison's Bills|url=http://alisonxamon.org.au/alisons-bills|access-date=23 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160227005939/http://alisonxamon.org.au/alisons-bills|archive-date=27 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-At the [[Candidates of the Western Australian state election, 2013#East Metropolitan Region|March 2013 Western Australian election]], she was not re-elected.<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2013/guide/emet-results.htm</ref>
+At the [[Candidates of the Western Australian state election, 2013#East Metropolitan Region|March 2013 Western Australian election]], she was not re-elected.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/wa/2013/guide/emet-results.htm |title = Legislative Council Results - East Metropolitan Region - 2013 Western Australian Election| date=14 February 2024 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref>
-Post-parliament, Xamon works as an advocate for mental health and suicide prevention. She was elected as the President of the WA Association for Mental Health,<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of WAAMH|url=https://waamh.org.au/about-us/meet-the-board.aspx}}</ref> the Vice-Chair of Community Mental Health Australia,<ref>{{cite web|title=Revive Magazine Article|url=http://revivemagazine.org.au/2015/02/03/tragedy-brings-forth-passion/}}</ref> and the Board of Mental Health Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Mental Health Australia|url=https://mhaustralia.org/about-us/our-board}}</ref>
+Post-parliament, Xamon worked as an advocate for mental health and suicide prevention. She was elected as the President of the WA Association for Mental Health,<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of WAAMH|url=https://waamh.org.au/about-us/meet-the-board.aspx}}</ref> the Vice-Chair of Community Mental Health Australia,<ref>{{cite web|title=Revive Magazine Article|date=3 February 2015|url=http://revivemagazine.org.au/2015/02/03/tragedy-brings-forth-passion/}}</ref> and the Board of Mental Health Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Board of Mental Health Australia|date=19 June 2013|url=https://mhaustralia.org/about-us/our-board}}</ref>
 Xamon was also appointed to the WA Ministerial Council for Suicide Prevention,<ref>{{cite web|title=OneLifeWA Council Members|url=http://www.onelifewa.com.au/about/current-members/}}</ref> and as the inaugural Co-Lead of the Department of Health Statewide Mental Health Network.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mental Health Network Leads|url=http://www.mentalhealth.wa.gov.au/engagement/Mental_Health_Network/Mental_Health_Network_leads.aspx}}</ref>
-Xamon continues to practice as a lawyer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Legal Practice Board of Western Australia|url=https://www.lpbwa.org.au/Home.aspx}}</ref>
+Xamon was re-elected to the Legislative Council representing the North Metropolitan Region at the 2017 election. Her term began on 22 May 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Election Results|url=https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/state/sgelection#/sg2017/region/2/results}}</ref> She was defeated in 2021.
+In the [[2023 Western Australian local elections|October 2023 local government elections]], Xamon was elected as [[List of mayors of Vincent|mayor of the City of Vincent]], with 40 percent of the vote. She ran as an [[Greens Western Australia|Independent Greens]] candidate, without an official endorsement from her party.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dietsch |first1=Jake |title=Local elections: Geraldton Mayor out for the count but Liberal candidate wins a spot in Rockingham |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/local-elections-geraldton-mayor-out-for-the-count-but-liberal-candidate-wins-a-spot-in-rockingham-c-12294301 |website=The West Australian |access-date=24 October 2023 |date=23 October 2023 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name="6news">{{cite web |title=We looked at the elections in over 120 Western Australian councils - here's what we found |url=https://www.6newsau.com/post/we-looked-at-the-elections-in-over-120-western-australian-councils-here-s-what-we-found |publisher=6 News Australia}}</ref>
-Xamon was re-elected to the Legislative Council representing the North Metropolitan Region at the March 11, 2017 election.<ref>{{cite web|title=Election Results|url=https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/state/sgelection#/sg2017/region/2/results}}</ref>
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