Amy Eden
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Amy Eden | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Cairns | |
| Assumed office 16 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Terry James |
| Leader of Team Eden | |
| Assumed office July 2023 | |
| Councillor of the Cairns Region for Division 5 | |
| In office 28 March 2020 – 16 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Richie Bates |
| Succeeded by | Rob Pyne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Amy Maree Eden[1] |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Team Eden (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Cairns Unity (until 2023) |
Amy Maree Eden is an Australian politician who has served as mayor of Cairns in Queensland since 2024. She is the second woman to hold the role, after Val Schier.[2][3]
Political career
Prior to entering politics, Eden worked as a social worker.[4]
Eden was selected by the Cairns Unity Team to contest Division 5 on Cairns Regional Council at the 2020 election, challenging independent councillor Richie Bates (who had defected from Cairns Unity in 2017).[5][6]
She was elected with 50.82% of the vote after preferences, narrowly defeating Bates.[7]
In July 2023, Eden defected from Unity to form Team Eden, announcing her decision to contest the mayoralty. Incumbent mayor Bob Manning had already stated he would not seek a fourth term in office, with Unity's Terry James the only other declared candidate.[8][9]
During the campaign, she was accused of plagiarising a Facebook post from Toowoomba councillor Rebecca Vonhoff.[10] She later admitted to using passages of Vonhoff's post, and apologised.[11]
Eden was elected with 56.64% of the vote after preference distribution, defeating incumbent Terry James.[12][13] The only other Team Eden candidate to be elected was Trevor Tim in Division 4.[14]
References
- ^ "AMY MAREE EDEN". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 16 March 2024.
- ^ "New Cairns mayor Amy Eden vows transparency at city hall". ABC News.
- ^ "Swearing-in Of New Cairns Mayor And Councillors". Mirage News. 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Amy Eden ousts Richie Bates for a spot on Cairns Regional Council". TropicNow. 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Cairns council election: Amy Eden and Richie Bates face tense wait on Division 5 votes". Cairns Post.
- ^ "Bates calls quits from Manning's Unity Team ticket". Cairns Post. 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Cairns Regional Division 5 Councillor". Electoral Commission of Queensland. July 2019.
- ^ "Who is Cairns' likely mayor Amy Eden?". Cairns Post.
- ^ "Amy Eden recruits Emma Gelling for Division 5 and Shane Trimby for Division 6". Cairns Post.
- ^ "Queensland could have 24 new mayors including the 'weather girl' who played a witch". The Courier Mail.
- ^ "Cairns mayoral candidate Amy Eden accused of plagiarising Toowoomba councillor's social media post". Cairns Post.
- ^ "Queensland local government election results show several incumbent mayors face 'kicking' from voters". ABC News. 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Cairns Regional Mayor". Electoral Commission of Queensland. July 2019.
- ^ "Cairns council elections: Trevor Tim wins hard fought Div 4 over Jeremy Neal". Cairns Post.