Adele Carles
Adele Carles | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Western Australian Parliament for Fremantle | |
| In office 16 May 2009 – 9 March 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jim McGinty |
| Succeeded by | Simone McGurk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Adele Simone Carles 19 February 1968 Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Political party | Independent (since 2010) |
| Other political affiliations | Greens Western Australia (until 2010) |
| Spouse | Francois Carles |
| Domestic partner | Troy Buswell (2010-2012) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Adele Simone Carles (born 19 February 1968) is an Australian former politician. She was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2009 to 2013, representing the electorate of Fremantle. She was initially elected as a Greens WA member at the 2009 Fremantle state by-election, becoming the first Greens candidate to be elected to an Australian state lower house of parliament in a single-member seat. However, she resigned from the Greens on 6 May 2010 to sit as an independent. In November 2010, Carles agreed to guarantee confidence and supply votes for the incumbent Colin Barnett Liberal minority government. She ran for re-election as an independent at the 2013 state election, but was defeated, finishing fourth behind the Labor, Liberal and Greens candidates with 5.49% of the vote.