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Lynette Fay "Lyn" Allison (born 21 October 1946 ), has been an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Senate since July 1996 , representing the state of Victoria . She was born in Melbourne , Victoria , and was educated at the University Of Melbourne . She was an administrator, secondary school teacher and Director of the Employment and Economic Development Corporation before entering politics. She was a member of the Port Melbourne City Council 1992 - 94 . Allison was Deputy Leader of the Australian Democrats 2002 - 04 . On November 3 , 2004 , following the resignation of Andrew Bartlett after the October 2004 Election , she was elected unopposed as Leader. She took over the leadership at a time when the Democrats were at their lowest ever public opinion rating since the party was founded in 1977 , and was faced with the challenge of rebuilding the party's support before the election due in 2007 , at which all the party's remaining Senate seats, including her own, will be up for election. REFERENCE EXTERNAL LINKS
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