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| NSW Labor MP Sonia Hornery charged with misusing electoral roll records | NSW Labor MP Sonia Hornery charged with misusing electoral roll records |
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| A New South Wales Labor party MP has been charged with allegedly misusing electoral roll records. | A New South Wales Labor party MP has been charged with allegedly misusing electoral roll records. |
| Sonia Hornery, the state member for Wallsend, has been charged by the NSW Electoral Commission with using enrolment information for a purpose not permitted, the commission said in a statement released on Wednesday. | Sonia Hornery, the state member for Wallsend, has been charged by the NSW Electoral Commission with using enrolment information for a purpose not permitted, the commission said in a statement released on Wednesday. |
| The matter will be heard at the Downing Centre local court on 28 August. | The matter will be heard at the Downing Centre local court on 28 August. |
| If proven, the offence carries a maximum penalty of $110,000, but the maximum fine that can be imposed in the local court where the matter is being heard is $22,000. | If proven, the offence carries a maximum penalty of $110,000, but the maximum fine that can be imposed in the local court where the matter is being heard is $22,000. |
| Hornery was elected as member for Wallsend in March 2007 and was previously a councillor on Newcastle city council. | Hornery was elected as member for Wallsend in March 2007 and was previously a councillor on Newcastle city council. |
| A spokesman for the NSW opposition leader, Luke Foley, told News Corp that Hornery would not be resigning over the allegation. | A spokesman for the NSW opposition leader, Luke Foley, told News Corp that Hornery would not be resigning over the allegation. |
| Hornery has released a statement saying she would contest the charge. | Hornery has released a statement saying she would contest the charge. |
| “I will be vigorously defending myself on this matter,” she said. | “I will be vigorously defending myself on this matter,” she said. |