# Jacqui Scruby > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jacqui_Scruby > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jacqui_Scruby.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqui_Scruby > Source revision: 1347987806 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Australian politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Jacqui Scruby | honorific_suffix = [MP](/source/New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly) | image = File:Jscruby2024.jpg | alt = | caption = Scruby in 2024 | constituency_AM = [Pittwater](/source/Electoral_district_of_Pittwater) | assembly = New South Wales Legislative | majority = | term_start = 19 October 2024 | term_end = | predecessor = [Rory Amon](/source/Rory_Amon) | successor = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | birth_name = | citizenship = | party = [Independent](/source/Independent_politician) | spouse = Michael Scruby | partner = | relations = | children = 2 | alma_mater = [University of Technology Sydney](/source/University_of_Technology_Sydney) | occupation = Sustainability consultant{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Antony |title=Pittwater By-election - NSW Electorate, Candidates, Results |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/nsw/2024/guide/pitt |website=[ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(Australia)) |publisher=[Australian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation) |access-date=28 October 2024 |language=en-AU |date=24 October 2024}}
Environmental lawyer | other_party = | signature = }} '''Jacqueline Claire Scruby'''{{cite web |title=2024 Pittwater State by-election |url=https://elections.nsw.gov.au/elections/state-elections/2024-pittwater-state-by-election |website=elections.nsw.gov.au |publisher=[New South Wales Electoral Commission](/source/New_South_Wales_Electoral_Commission) |access-date=19 October 2024 |language=en-au}} is an Australian [independent politician](/source/independent_politician) who was elected to the [New South Wales Legislative Assembly](/source/New_South_Wales_Legislative_Assembly) in the [2024 Pittwater state by-election](/source/2024_Pittwater_state_by-election) on 19 October 2024. She had previously unsuccessfully contested the seat at the [2023 New South Wales state election](/source/2023_New_South_Wales_state_election),{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Alexandra |title=Jacqui Scruby set to win Pittwater, teals' first NSW state seat |url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/i-am-nervous-nsw-liberals-sweat-on-byelection-results-20241019-p5kjnr.html |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald) |publisher=[Nine Entertainment](/source/Nine_Entertainment) |date=19 October 2024 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Costin |first1=Luke |title=Independent wins beach battle in Liberal-teal fight |url=https://www.singletonargus.com.au/story/8796361/independent-wins-beach-battle-in-liberal-teal-fight/ |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=[The Singleton Argus](/source/The_Singleton_Argus) |date=19 October 2024 |language=en-AU}} coming within 606 votes of winning. Described as a "[teal independent](/source/Teal_independents)", her candidacy was backed by the organisation [Climate 200](/source/Climate_200).{{cite news |title=Teal independent Jacqui Scruby coasts to byelection win in Sydney Liberal heartland |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/20/teal-independent-jacqui-scruby-coasts-to-byelection-win-in-sydney-liberal-heartland |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=[The Guardian](/source/Guardian_Australia) |agency=[Australian Associated Press](/source/Australian_Associated_Press) |date=19 October 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Alexander |last2=Dole |first2=Nick |title=Jacqui Scruby set to become first teal MP in NSW parliament after snatching Pittwater by-election |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-20/jacqui-scruby-to-become-the-first-teal-mp-in-nsw-parliament/104493630 |access-date=19 October 2024 |work=ABC News |date=19 October 2024 |language=en-AU}} ==Education and career== Scruby received a Bachelor of Medical Science and a Bachelor of Laws from [University of Technology Sydney](/source/University_of_Technology_Sydney) in 2007. She also received a Graduate Certificate of Legal Practice from the [College of Law](/source/College_of_Law_(Australia)) in 2007{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=2309 |name=Ms (Jacqui) Jacqueline SCRUBY, MP |access-date=17 November 2024 |former=No}} and subsequently worked as a sustainability consultant, an environmental lawyer and as an adviser to federal Independent MPs [Sophie Scamps](/source/Sophie_Scamps) and [Zali Steggall](/source/Zali_Steggall). ==References== {{reflist}} {{NSWCurrentMLAs}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Scruby, Jacqui}} Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:21st-century Australian politicians Category:21st-century Australian women politicians Category:Independent members of the Parliament of New South Wales Category:Independent politicians in Australia Category:Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Category:People from the Northern Beaches Category:Women members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly Category:University of Technology Sydney Law School alumni Category:21st-century Australian women lawyers Category:21st-century Australian lawyers Category:University of Technology Sydney alumni Category:Environmental lawyers {{Australia-Independent-politician-stub}} {{NewSouthWales-MP-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jacqui Scruby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqui_Scruby) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqui_Scruby?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.