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'''Kim Dion Booth''' (born 1951, [[New South Wales]]) is an [[Australia]]n politician. He is a [[Tasmanian Greens]] member of the [[Tasmanian House of Assembly]] representing the [[Division of Bass (state)|Bass]] electorate.
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'''Kim Dion Booth''' (born 1951) is a former Australian politician. He was the leader of the [[Tasmanian Greens]] from April 2014 to May 2015, and represented the [[Division of Bass (state)|Division of Bass]] in the [[Tasmanian House of Assembly]].
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He holds the Greens portfolios of Forests; Energy; Attorney-General and Justice; Small Business; Industry; Racing and Gaming; and Veterans Affairs

==Early life==

Prior to entering parliament, Kim Booth ran his own sawmilling business, Timber World, with his partner, Kerin. Together, they have three children: Bronte, Kalinka and Jirri.


==Political career==
==Political career==
After the 2010 Tasmanian state election, Booth refused to support the Greens-Labor deal, warning that the deal with Labor would hurt the Greens.<ref>{{Cite news
| last = Andrews
| first = Allison
| title = Kim Booth's warning: It's a trap!
| work = The Examiner
| accessdate = 2014-05-21
| date = 20 April 2010
| url = http://www.examiner.com.au/story/450129/kim-booths-warning-its-a-trap/
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}}</ref> He held the Greens portfolios of Forests; Energy; Attorney-General and Justice; Small Business; Industry; Racing and Gaming; and Veterans Affairs.


He was re-elected at the [[2014 Tasmanian state election|2014 House of Assembly elections]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tec.tas.gov.au/StateElection/Results.html |title=2014 House of Assembly Summary of Elected Members |work=Tasmanian Electoral Commission |accessdate=8 April 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140406213821/http://www.tec.tas.gov.au/StateElection/Results.html |archive-date=6 April 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and was subsequently elected as party leader.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-07/new-greens-leader3a-kim-booth-replaces-nick-mckim/5372440?section=tas |title= Greens appoint Kim Booth as new leader in Tasmania |date= 7 April 2014|publisher=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC]] |accessdate=8 April 2014}}</ref>
Kim Booth was elected to Meander Valley Council in 1993 and served one term as deputy mayor.


On 20 May 2015, Booth announced he was resigning from Parliament and as leader of the Greens with immediate effect, following the death of his father. His seat in Bass was filled by [[Andrea Dawkins]] after the TEC conducted a count back from the 2014 election results.<ref name=resignation>{{cite news|title=Tasmanian Greens leader Kim Booth resigns from State Parliament|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-20/tasmanian-greens-leader-kim-booth-resigns-from-parliament/6483792|accessdate=20 May 2015|work=ABC News|date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
In the [[Tasmanian state election, 2002|2002 election]], Kim Booth was elected to state parliament with a vote of 11.5%. Kim Booth was re-elected in the [[Tasmanian state election, 2006|2006 Tasmanian state election]] on a primary vote of 9.3%. This decrease is attributable to a statewide drop in the Green vote, and votes earned by Labor's [[Michelle O'Byrne]] and independent anti-pulp-mill campaigner Les Rochester. He was re-elected again at the 2010 state election.

After the 2010 Tasmanian state election, Kim Booth refused to support the Greens-Labor deal, warning that the deal with Labor would hurt the Greens.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andrews|first=Alison|title=http://www.examiner.com.au/news/local/news/politics/kim-booths-warning-its-a-trap/1808251.aspx?storypage=0|url=http://www.examiner.com.au/news/local/news/politics/kim-booths-warning-its-a-trap/1808251.aspx?storypage=0|publisher=The Examiner|accessdate=16 October 2011}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
* {{cite Tas Parliament |id=boothk726 |title=Kim Dion Booth}}
* [http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/history/tasparl/boothk726.htm Parliamentary Library profile]
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/ha/ISBoothKim.htm Kim Booth's maiden speech to parliament]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060820132919/http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/ha/ISBoothKim.htm Kim Booth's maiden speech to parliament]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150309090605/http://tasmps.greens.org.au/kim-booth Page on the Tasmanian Greens website]


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Latest revision as of 18:13, 28 March 2024

Kim Booth
Leader of the Tasmanian Greens
In office
7 April 2014 – 20 May 2015
Preceded byNick McKim
Succeeded byCassy O'Connor
Member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for Bass
In office
20 July 2002 – 20 May 2015
Succeeded byAndrea Dawkins
ConstituencyBass
Personal details
Born1951 (age 72–73)
New South Wales, Australia
Political partyGreens
OccupationSawmiller

Kim Dion Booth (born 1951) is a former Australian politician. He was the leader of the Tasmanian Greens from April 2014 to May 2015, and represented the Division of Bass in the Tasmanian House of Assembly.

Political career

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After the 2010 Tasmanian state election, Booth refused to support the Greens-Labor deal, warning that the deal with Labor would hurt the Greens.[1] He held the Greens portfolios of Forests; Energy; Attorney-General and Justice; Small Business; Industry; Racing and Gaming; and Veterans Affairs.

He was re-elected at the 2014 House of Assembly elections,[2] and was subsequently elected as party leader.[3]

On 20 May 2015, Booth announced he was resigning from Parliament and as leader of the Greens with immediate effect, following the death of his father. His seat in Bass was filled by Andrea Dawkins after the TEC conducted a count back from the 2014 election results.[4]

References

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  • "Kim Dion Booth". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania.
  1. ^ Andrews, Allison (20 April 2010). "Kim Booth's warning: It's a trap!". The Examiner. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 House of Assembly Summary of Elected Members". Tasmanian Electoral Commission. Archived from the original on 6 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Greens appoint Kim Booth as new leader in Tasmania". ABC. 7 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Tasmanian Greens leader Kim Booth resigns from State Parliament". ABC News. 20 May 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
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