About Shelley Payne
Born 1972. Shelley Payne is an Australian politician and chemical engineer.
Shelley Nicole Payne (born 3 January 1972) is an Australian politician who was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council as a Labor Party member for Agricultural region at the 2021 state election for a four-year term beginning on 22 May 2021. She was unseated in the 2025 Western Australian state election.
Payne was previously a chemical engineer and councilor for the Esperance shire after moving from Canada. She was also a candidate in the 2019 federal election for the seat of O'Connor.
She lives with her husband Mark and their 3 teenage children.
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Who is Shelley Payne?
Western Australian politician
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Shelley Payne was born on 3 January 1972.
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Shelley Payne is a politician and chemical engineer.
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Shelley Payne is Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Shelley Payne. https://biography.guide/shelley-payne/
MLA: "Shelley Payne." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/shelley-payne/.
Chicago: "Shelley Payne." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/shelley-payne/.
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