Merome Beard

Political career In late June 2022, Beard was selected by the National Party to contest the 2022 North West Central state by-election for them, after incumbent member Vince Catania announced his plans to retire. Her main competitor was Liberal Party candidate Will Baston, with the Labor Party not fielding a candidate.

Beard won the by-election, which took place on 17 September 2022.

On 31 October 2023, Beard resigned from the National Party and joined the Liberal Party, which would put the National and Liberal parties at three seats each in the Legislative Assembly, previously the Nationals had four while the Liberals had two. She claimed the defection was about her "constituents" and not because she wanted to remain in Parliament after her electoral district is abolished.

While campaigning in the 2025 Western Australian state election, her car was stolen and it was used in a ram-raid. She was defeated in the 2025 state election by Nationals leader Shane Love.