2001 Federal Election
After being overlooked by the Richard Court-led State Coalition Government for a posting as Commissioner of the Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission, in mid-2000 Jackson resolved to run for Federal Parliament.
After the electoral redistribution which created the Division of Hasluck for the 2001 Australian Federal election, the electorate was notionally held by Labor with a margin of 2.55 per cent. In the election, Jackson polled a lower primary vote than Liberal contender Bethwyn Chan, but won the seat after a distribution of minor party preferences gave her a margin of 1.8 per cent.
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