Sophie Scamps, Independent MP for Mackellar

Dr Sophie Scamps, a former emergency doctor at Mona Vale Hospital and local GP, turned this safe Liberal seat Independent in 2022.

Before entering politics (and in addition to being  a doctor with a Masters from Oxford) Sophie founded Our Blue Dot, a community organisation focused on reducing waste and emissions, and competed internationally as a middle-distance runner.

In Parliament, Sophie has championed environmental protections,  the health of Australians and integrity reforms including stopping the controversial PEP11 offshore oil and gas project, moving a private members bill to ensure that gas fracking projects would be assessed under federal environmental law for their impact on water resources, and introduced the Ending Jobs for Mates Bill to stop party-political appointments to important public positions.

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