Bec Cody

{{Short description|Australian politician}}

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|assembly = Australian Capital Territory Legislative

|term_start = 15 October 2016

|term_end = 17 October 2020

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|party = Labor Party

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Rebecca "Bec" Cody (born 1973){{cite web|url=https://act.smartvote.org/en/profiles/candidate/QwdgMrFCjntxTzbe8GEd/1|title=Bec Cody|publisher=Smartvote Australia}} is an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly from 2016 to 2020, representing the electorate of Murrumbidgee. She was a hairdresser before entering politics, and owned a salon.{{Cite web|title=Bec Cody {{!}} ACT Labor|url=https://www.actlabor.org.au/people/murrumbidgee-candidates/bec-cody/|access-date=3 November 2020|website=ACT Labor}} She also worked as a unionist.{{cite web|url=http://www.actlabor.org.au/bec_cody|title=Bec Cody - Candidate for Murrumbidgee|publisher=Labor Party|access-date=27 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027193159/http://www.actlabor.org.au/bec_cody|archive-date=27 October 2016|url-status=dead}} Prior to her election in 2016, Cody unsuccessfully ran in the ACT electorate of Brindabella in 2012, securing 5.6% of the first preference vote.{{Cite web|title=2012 Results for Brindabella Electorate|url=https://www.elections.act.gov.au/elections_and_voting/past_act_legislative_assembly_elections/2012_act_legislative_assembly_election/2012_election_results2/2012_results_for_brindabella_electorate|access-date=3 November 2020|website=Elections ACT}}

She lost her seat to fellow Labor candidate Marisa Paterson at the 2020 ACT election.{{Cite web|title=Murrumbidgee|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/elections/act/2020/guide/murr|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=2020-10-27}}