Patricia Petersen
Patricia May Petersenis an Australian academic fromIpswich, Queensland.
Education
Petersen holds aBachelor of Artsfrom theUniversity of New South Walesand was awarded aDoctor of Philosophyfrom theUniversity of Queenslandin 2002.[1]Petersen has been a lecturer atCentral Queensland University.[2]
Electoral history
Petersen has run unsuccessfully for political office thirteen times, and has been referred to as a serial candidate.[3]
Petersen ran as anindependentcandidate for the federal seat ofWarringahin2004[4]and2007.[5]She lost both times toTony Abbott.Petersen also contested the mayoral election inManlyin 2008, and lost to Jean Hay.[6]
Petersen ran as an independent for theQueenslandseat ofBundambain the2009 state election,and lost toJo-Ann Miller.[7]
Petersen contested the seat ofBlairat the2010 federal electionas anAustralians Greenscandidate, and lost toShayne Neumann.[8]
Petersen contested the seat ofIpswichas an independent in the2012 Queensland state election,and lost toIan Berry.[9]
Following her bid to be elected to the Senate for the Australian Independents, Petersen ran as an independent candidate for mayor ofNoosain late 2013. Petersen claimed to have "[s]pent a third of my time on the coast as a child, lived in Peregian in my 20s, have been nurturing land on the coast for 12 years. 4th generation Noosa resident",[10]yet, during her election campaigns in the Ipswich region she has also claimed to "[b]eing a fifth generation member of the Ipswich community, I feel a strong attachment to the historical buildings and sites within the local area. Similar to the way in which aborigines have a deep connection to their land, I am emotionally tied to my home, everything and everyone in it."[11]Previously, she had stated that she "headed off to Sydney to successfully model full-time," and whilst there "completed a BA (HONS) from the University of New South Wales."[12]Petersen lost to Noel Playford.[13]
Petersen again contested the seat of Ipswich as an independent at the2015 state election.Petersen lost toJennifer Howard.[14]
After the loss to Jennifer Howard, Petersen told the local Ipswich newspaper, The Queensland Times, in an article dated 31 January 2015 that she would not run for office in the future. Petersen is quoted in the article as saying "But I am hanging my hat up after this," she said. "I have promised my partner I will not do this again."[15]
Despite quitting politics, Petersen ran for Division 3 ofIpswich City Councilin 2016, and lost to Kerry Silver.[16]
The Australian Independents was deregistered in February 2016 because it did not show sufficient membership to remain as a registered political party.[17]
Petersen again ran for office at the2016 federal electionfor the seat ofBlair.Once again she lost, polling the second fewest votes.[18]
Petersen contested theAugust 2017 Ipswich mayoral by-election,receiving 3.66% of the vote.
Petersen contested the seat ofBundambaat the2017 state election.Petersen was once again unsuccessful in her attempt, finishing behind all major party candidates.[19]
Australian Independents
Australian Independents | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Patricia Petersen |
| Founded | October 2012 |
| Registered | 16 July 2013 |
| Dissolved | 4 February 2016 |
| Slogan | "REPRESENTATION - The Way You Want It" |
In 2012 Petersen started her own political party, theAustralian Independents.It was registered with theAustralian Electoral Commissionon 16 July 2013.[20]In the2013 federal election,[21]the Australian Independents ran Senate candidates in every state and territory.[22]The party also ran six candidates in the House of Representatives.[23]
In Queensland, with Petersen as lead candidate, the party placed 17th out of the 34 parties that ran, having received 0.48% of the primary vote.[24]Nationally, its senate candidates having received a total of 45,441 first preference votes, 0.34% of the total votes cast.[25]Its House of Representatives candidates received 4,163 first preference votes, 0.03% of votes cast.[26]
The Australian Independents was deregistered by the AEC on 4 February 2016, after failing to demonstrate the requisite 500 members to maintain registration.[27]
Personal life
Petersen has written a self-published book, entitledMorality, Sexual Facts and Fantasies,and has written two plays based on her time running against Tony Abbott in 2004 and 2007.[28][29]
She has worked as a relationships counsellor, and has worked for Brisbane radio stationB105 FMand Sydney radio station2UE.She was a panellist on the Australian television showBeauty and the Beast.[30]
Petersen has a black belt in karate.[31]
References
- ^"Doctor of Philosophy Certificate"(JPG).Resources1.news.au.Retrieved9 December2014.
- ^"Despite death threats, lecturer in favour of taking bull by horns".uninewsarchive.cqu.edu.au.Retrieved28 March2016.
- ^"No leaks from Assange".The Sydney Morning Herald.31 August 2013.Retrieved28 March2016.
- ^"House of Representatives Division First Preferences".results.aec.gov.au.Retrieved29 March2016.
- ^"House of Representatives Division First Preferences".results.aec.gov.au.Retrieved29 March2016.
- ^"2008 NSW Local Council Elections - ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)".abc.net.au.Retrieved29 March2016.
- ^"Bundamba - 2009 - Election Archive - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)".abc.net.au.Retrieved29 March2016.
- ^"House of Representatives Division First Preferences".results.aec.gov.au.Retrieved29 March2016.
- ^"Elections 2012 State General Election Ipswich District Summary".results.ecq.qld.gov.au.Retrieved29 March2016.
- ^Petersen, Patricia. "Vote Dr Patricia Petersen - Mayor of New Noosa Council".Facebook.
- ^"Letters to the editor".Queensland Times.Retrieved5 October2017.
- ^Petersen, Patricia. "Dr Patricia Petersen - Official Website".
- ^"Elections - 2013 Noosa Shire Council - Mayoral Election - Noosa Shire - Undivided Council Summary".results.ecq.qld.gov.au.Retrieved29 March2016.
- ^"Elections - 2015 State General Election - Ipswich - Division Summary".results.ecq.qld.gov.au.Retrieved29 March2016.
- ^"Patricia Petersen to quit politics after conceding defeat".qt.au.Retrieved14 August2017.
- ^"Elections - 2016 Ipswich City Council - Councillor Election - Division 3 - Division Summary".results.ecq.qld.gov.au.Retrieved29 March2016.
- ^"Australian Independents".Australian Electoral Commission.Retrieved29 March2016.
- ^"Blair, QLD - AEC Tally Room".4 July 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 5 July 2016.
- ^"Elections - 2017 State General Election - Bundamba - District Summary".
- ^"AEC redirection page".
- ^"2013 federal election".
- ^"2013 federal election".
- ^"2013 federal election".
- ^"Senate State First Preferences by Group".
- ^Australian Election Commission Virtual Tally Room: the official election results
- ^Australian Election Commission Virtual Tally Room: the official election results
- ^Australian Independents,AEC, 5 February 2016
- ^"100 QUT students to act in new black comedy".Queensland University of Technology. 14 September 2006.Retrieved29 March2016.
- ^"What's wrong with sex: Patricia".Queensland Times.Retrieved29 March2016.
- ^Singer, Melissa (5 March 2009)."From 'Beauty and the Beast' to Bundamba".Brisbane Times.Retrieved5 June2010.
- ^"Independents leader claims she's been bullied and stalked".Sunshine Coast Daily.Retrieved29 March2016.
